Trump Attorney Eastman Should Be Disbarred, State Judge Says (2)

John Eastman should be disbarred for knowingly making bogus, unfounded arguments that alleged election irregularities cost Donald Trump the White House, undermining the Constitution and faith in the electoral process, a California judge ruled Wednesday.

California State Bar Court Judge Yvette D. Roland rejected Eastman’s contentions he was acting in good faith in advising a client and was exercising his First Amendment rights in comments, writings, and the remarks he made at the Jan. 6, 2021, rally at the National Mall ahead of the assault upon the US Capitol.

Eastman asserted that then-Vice President Mike Pence could delay counting electoral ...