Judge Recommends Disbarring Pro-Trump Lawyer John Eastman Over 2020 Election Efforts
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A judge recommended that John Eastman, a co-defendant of Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case, be disbarred in California due to his misconduct in promoting a strategy not backed by facts or law related to the 2020 election. The judge found Eastman culpable for 10 of the 11 disciplinary charges, including misleading a court and making false statements. Eastman's attorney defended his client's actions, but the judge ordered him to be transferred to "involuntary inactive status" while the Supreme Court reviews his case. Eastman also faces legal challenges related to orchestrating a fake electors scheme in Georgia.
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