Eastman California Ethics Trial to Proceed Despite Criminal Case

Attorney John Eastman, defending against racketeering charges connected to the campaign to overturn 2020 election results for former President Donald Trump, lost his bid on Friday to stay his trial on ethics and California law violations.

State Bar Court Judge Yvette D. Roland rejected his request to stay the California Bar’s disciplinary charges accusing Eastman of violating 11 ethical and statutory obligations in helping to undermine the 2020 presidential election, citing public protection. The judge said at an Aug. 17 status conference that she wasn’t inclined to completely stay proceedings, and on Thursday tentatively denied motion on Fifth Amendment ...