A judge has recommended that conservative attorney John Eastman lose his California law license over his efforts to keep former President Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election. The judge found Eastman liable for 10 of the 11 charges, including misleading courts, moral turpitude, making false statements, and plotting with Trump to hinder the transfer of power. Eastman separately faces criminal charges in Georgia and is also one of the unnamed co-conspirators in a separate 2020 election interference case. The judge's decision sends a message that no one is above the law, and Eastman will be placed on involuntary inactive status while the Supreme Court considers the case.
A California judge has recommended the disbarment of attorney John Eastman for his involvement in Donald Trump's post-election legal efforts. The judge cited serious ethical violations and false statements made by Eastman regarding the 2020 presidential election and Vice President Pence's authority. Eastman plans to appeal the decision, maintaining that his legal arguments were based on reliable precedent. He is also facing state criminal charges in Georgia and federal scrutiny.
The California State Bar has recommended the disbarment of former Trump election attorney John Eastman for his involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The State Bar Court judge found that Eastman engaged in unethical conduct by promoting a strategy lacking evidentiary or legal support. The judge cited Eastman's unwillingness to acknowledge ethical lapses and lack of remorse as reasons for the recommendation. Eastman is also facing federal and separate criminal election interference charges in Georgia, to which he has pleaded not guilty.
San Francisco attorney Drexel Andrew Bradshaw is facing disciplinary action and potential disbarment after being accused by the California State Bar of overcharging a trust account client by $1.33 million, awarding himself 53 percent of the entire $2.5 million trust without authorization, and breaching his fiduciary duties. The state bar alleges that Bradshaw's fees were "wholly disproportionate to the services rendered so as to shock the conscience."
Right-wing lawyer John Eastman, known for his involvement in former President Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election, has been found culpable by a California State Bar court. Facing 11 disciplinary charges, Eastman could potentially be disbarred. The preliminary ruling by State Bar Court Judge Yvette Roland suggests that Eastman has reason to be concerned, as he continues to insist on election irregularities despite lack of evidence. Eastman is also facing charges in Georgia and is referenced as a co-conspirator in Trump's federal election interference case.
Greg Jacob, former counsel to Vice President Mike Pence, testified at attorney John Eastman's California disbarment proceedings about the Jan. 6 email exchange between him and Eastman. Jacob was drafting an email rejecting Eastman's claim that Pence could postpone the count of electoral votes when the Capitol was breached by rioters. Jacob testified that Pence had already decided not to interrupt the counting of presidential electors by Jan. 2, 2021. Eastman had pushed the notion that Pence could keep Trump in power, but Jacob and Pence rejected the idea. Jacob also believed that the mob was motivated by the false hope that Pence could determine the outcome of the election.
A disbarment hearing for John Eastman, a conservative attorney and former Trumpworld figure, began in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Eastman faces 11 disciplinary charges related to his alleged efforts to carve a legal pathway whereby then-Vice President Mike Pence could reject Joe Biden’s election win. Eastman's attempt to call a public accountant as an expert witness was dismissed by the judge, who saw no relevance to the case. If found guilty, Eastman could lose his law license in California.
California bar authorities are seeking to disbar attorney John Eastman, the key architect of the fringe legal theory that former President Donald Trump used to subvert the 2020 election. Eastman's bar trial, on charges of professional misconduct, comes as he and Trump await word on whether they'll be criminally charged for the scheme. The trial will expose Eastman's conduct as "fundamentally dishonest and intended to disrupt the lawful certification of the winner of the 2020 election."
Conservative attorney John Eastman, who advised former President Donald Trump's efforts to undermine the 2020 election, faces disbarment as he testifies before the State Bar of California on 11 disciplinary charges. The charges stem from his development of a dubious legal strategy aimed at helping Trump remain in power by disrupting the counting of state electoral votes. The State Bar's counsel will seek Eastman's disbarment during a hearing before the State Bar Court that's expected to last at least eight days.
Conservative attorney John Eastman, who developed a dubious legal strategy to keep former President Donald Trump in the White House after his defeat in the 2020 election, faces 11 disciplinary charges in a hearing before the State Bar of California that could result in him losing his license to practice law in the state. Eastman is expected to testify in his own defense and the proceedings are expected to last at least eight days. The State Bar’s counsel will seek Eastman’s disbarment if he is found culpable of the alleged violations.
Attorney John Eastman, who was a lead architect of some of former President Donald Trump's efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election, faces possible disbarment in disciplinary proceedings that began Tuesday in Los Angeles. Eastman faces 11 disciplinary charges stemming from his development of a dubious legal strategy aimed at helping Trump overturn the election by disrupting the counting of state electoral votes. The State Bar Court of California will hear testimony, including from Eastman, in a proceeding that could result in him losing his license to practice law in the state.
