John Eastman loses his law license in California over 2020 election scheme - POLITICO

Eastman remains one of the highest-profile figures in Trump’s orbit to face enduring consequences for his involvement in Trump’s 2020 effort. The former clerk to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was identified by former special counsel Jack Smith as a co-conspirator in Trump’s alleged criminal plot to remain in power. He was also criminally charged in Arizona and Georgia, alongside a long list of Trump allies, in cases that were derailed by procedural and prosecutorial defects. Attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Kenneth Chesebro, allies of Eastman in the effort, were similarly disbarred...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/john-eastman-law-license-california-00875083

The man behind Donald Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship - POLITICO

The vast majority of constitutional scholars — and the weight of legal precedent — reject his view of the issue. The Constitution's 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to "all persons born … in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof." The Supreme Court ruled in 1898 that means a child born in the U.S. to foreign parents living in California acquired U.S. citizenship at birth. 

However, Eastman and the administration argue that precedent only covers children of foreigners living permanently in the U.S., and that broader interpretations over the past 128 years that it guaranteed citizenship to almost anyone born on U.S. soil were mistaken...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/31/birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-john-eastman-00851127 

 

Motion Practice (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #70 )

This week in Cannon’s court:

• both sides file notices of responses and replies that they've filed on the secret docket, but DoJ’s public filing gives a glimpse into what is in the secret filings; 
• Carlos de Oliveira requests a bill of particulars in his response to DoJ’s opposition to his motion to dismiss; 
• we are still awaiting responses to Cannon’s order to submit potentially erroneous jury instructions. 
• We have updates on John Eastman’s and Jeffrey Clark’s disbarment proceedings. 
• Plus, a couple of listener questions, and more!

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-x3gmm-1dfce880

John Eastman, architect of Trump’s 2020 election plot, should be disbarred, judge rules - POLITICO

"Given the serious and extensive nature of Eastman's unethical actions, the most severe available professional sanction is warranted to protect the public and preserve the public confidence in the legal system," Roland ruled. 

Roland's 128-page opinion was a lacerating rebuke of Eastman's conduct and his subsequent lack of remorse. She concluded that he made knowingly flimsy claims of fraud and irregularities in legal filings on Trump's behalf, including his brief for Trump in a Supreme Court fight...

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/john-eastman-disbarred-00149468

Show Me The Dicta (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack: A Special Counsel podcast, Episode #56)

This week, Trump filed his opposition to Jack Smith’s SCOTUS petition in the immunity case, and the Supreme Court has denied that petition to grant certiorari before judgment.

Meanwhile, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals has granted Jack Smith’s request for an expedited appeal. Also, Trump has asked for a hearing in front of the full DC Circuit court panel on his appeal of Judge Chutkan’s limited gag order. Even though the DC trial has been stayed, Jack Smith filed his exhibit list and discovery with Trump’s lawyers, who refused to accept it.

There’s another perfect Trump call, this time with Michigan canvassers in November of 2020. A newly unsealed court filing shows Jack Smith was looking at obstruction and false statements charges for Jeffrey Clark and John Eastman. Another federal judge has ordered Rep. Scott Perry to hand over communications to Jack Smith.

In Florida, we have Jack Smith’s motion and Trump’s opposition to a jury questionnaire and filings on whether CIPA Section 4 should be ex parte and whether classified documents should go to Nauta and de Oliviera. Plus, we have some great listener questions.
Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-wfnv3-1c89a634

Judge finds Eastman culpable for ethics breaches in 2020 bid to keep Trump in power - POLITICO

A California judge made a "preliminary finding" Thursday that attorney John Eastman breached professional ethics when he aided Donald Trump's bid to overturn the 2020 election, a significant milestone in the lengthy proceedings over whether Eastman should lose his license to practice law…

https://www.yahoo.com/news/judge-finds-eastman-culpable-ethics-134805187.html

Opinion | John Eastman’s defense is shattered in state bar proceeding - The Washington Post

Trump's engagement in a patently unreasonable scheme would deprive him of the protection of the Supremacy Clause… 

If Eastman's scheme was patently absurd, a Trump defense based on "advice of counsel" (requiring reasonable advice) would be invalid, especially when a fleet of other attorneys made clear the scheme was illegitimate…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/28/eastman-state-bar-defense/

Anchor Rancor (Pete Strzok and Allison Gill; Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcast, Episode #109)

Allison welcomes Pete Strzok to the podcast! This week: Eastman files a response in his disbarment proceeding; if Fox News could feel shame it would be absolutely mortified by what has come out of the Dominion lawsuit against it; what Jim Jordan’s sham committee “investigate” and, more importantly, what they decided to overlook.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-ceyup-16f39a81

Alaska Republican Argues Child Abuse Deaths Can Be a ‘Benefit to Society’

"In the case where child abuse is fatal, obviously it's not good for the child, but it's actually a benefit to society because there aren't needs for government services and whatnot over the whole course of that child's life," Eastman said...

https://www.thedailybeast.com/alaska-republican-argues-child-abuse-deaths-can-be-a-benefit-to-society

The North Carolina Supreme Court has thrown SCOTUS a lifeline | The Hill

If SCOTUS were to approve the theory, it would give strong support to the scheme that Thomas's former clerk John Eastman hatched to change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Eastman claimed that state legislatures, acting alone, can present alternate elector slates in a presidential election, regardless of the popular vote. Eastman corresponded with Thomas's wife, Ginni, about the scheme and she, in turn, vigorously pursued it. Eastman even professed to have inside information about a "heated fight" among SCOTUS justices as the scheme unfolded. This documented and publicly available information reeks of impropriety. 

Thomas should immediately withdraw from the case because of his glaring conflict of interest. It is inconceivable that he would participate in a case that could give legs in 2024 to the scheme that his wife and former clerk advanced to commandeer the 2020 election. SCOTUS is coming under increasing pressure to adopt a code of conduct, which would include standards for recusal. Thomas's participation in any final decision of the Moore case would have a devastating impact on the high court's legitimacy.

https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/3864056-the-north-carolina-supreme-court-has-thrown-scotus-a-lifeline/

Moral Turp (feat. Shanlon Wu) -- The Jack Smith investigation of Trump (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Jack podcast Episode #10)

Allison and Andy talk about: Eastman’s disbarment complaint; Shanlon Wu joins to talk about Tom Fitton’s appearance at two different grand juries and the case for giving FBI access to Rep. Perry’s phone; plus how to know which sources to trust.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-dmycz-16a52ed9

Trump lawyers saw Clarence Thomas as key to stop Biden electoral count, emails show - The Washington Post

"Realistically, our only chance to get a favorable judicial opinion by Jan. 6, which might hold up the Georgia count in Congress, is from Thomas — do you agree, Prof. Eastman?"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/02/trump-clarence-thomas-emails/

Trump PERJURY caught IN WRITING, Durham Probe IMPLODES, Adam Frisch’s plan to DEFEAT Boebert + MORE - YouTube

Streamed live on Oct 20, 2022

On today's episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, we cover the most hot-button issues facing the United States and the world, and speak with the Democratic Candidate for U.S. Congress taking on Lauren Boebert, Adam Frisch. 

In Trump news, Federal Judge David Carter ordered the release of emails between Trump and insurrectionist attorney John Eastman due to the crime fraud exception to attorney-client privilege. 

The Durham prosecutions prove to be a major bust and right-wing media spirals. Kelly Loeffler's text messages from her 2020 Senate campaign leak, showing the Republican pressure campaign to get her to agree to try to overturn the results of the presidential election. 

Pro-democracy Democrats face off against extremist Republicans in a series of debates. 

Liz Truss resigns as Prime Minister in the United Kingdom, exposing the disastrous economic policies of Republicans in America. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFnNqX1isDI 

New Eastman Docs Set Stage for Jan 6 Hearings (Opening Arguments podcast OA602)

About a week ago, there was yet another smoking gun document trove delivered to us by the Jan. 6 Committee in relation to the Eastman trial. Andrew gives us the full breakdown, including a couple new insurrectionist characters we haven’t yet been introduced to. All of this, plus the first primetime Jan 6. Committee hearing is this Thursday! Listen and be primed for what’s coming.

Interview: 

https://openargs.com/oa602-new-eastman-docs-set-stage-for-jan-6-hearings/

Trump Lawyer Cited ‘Heated Fight’ Among Justices Over Election Suits - The New York Times

Representative Elaine Luria, Democrat of Virginia and a member of the committee, told NBC News last weekend that Ms. Thomas was "not the focus of this investigation." But her contact with Mr. Eastman could add a new dimension to the inquiry...

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/15/us/trump-emails-eastman-chesebro-jan-6.html

John Eastman says Ginni Thomas invited him to speak to Frontliners group - The Washington Post

The fact that Eastman, a former clerk for Clarence Thomas, was communicating with the justice's wife about attempts to reverse the election outcome has intensified questions about whether Clarence Thomas faces a conflict of interest in deciding cases related to the 2020 election and attempts to subvert it...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/06/16/john-eastman-ginny-thomas-frontliners-substack/

A new erosion in Trump’s defense against criminal prosecution - The Washington Post

….There's also reason to be skeptical that Trump and Eastman were sincere in their consideration of alleged fraud. In an email with a Pennsylvania legislator, Eastman recommended inventing numbers that would rationalize the legislature's submitting an alternate slate of electors. This is not an example of something "well-grounded in law and fact."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/08/new-erosion-trumps-defense-against-criminal-prosecution/

Two key new details on Trump’s alleged Jan. 6 crime - The Washington Post

… the alleged plot being "fully formed" as early as Dec. 7 would be significant...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/08/two-key-new-details-trumps-alleged-jan-6-crime/

Disclosures create awkward new Jan. 6 questions for Trump, lawyer

Thanks to a John Eastman disclosure, we now know that Team Trump's Jan. 6 plot was "fully formed" much earlier than previously realized…

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/disclosures-create-awkward-new-jan-6-questions-trump-lawyer-rcna32522

Durham’s Suss Claims (Andrew Torrez and Allison Gill; Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcast)

This week: the saga of Durham’s dubious case against Sussman continues; the 1/6 Committee makes some decisions about which emails it will challenge Eastman’s privilege claims; plus some Comings and Goings.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-rfen8-13af0a8e