Showing posts with label disbarred. Show all posts
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Thursday, April 16, 2026

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


Thursday, March 28, 2024

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...







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