Eastman Defends Jan. 6 Lead-Up Role in Bid to Keep Law License

Trump campaign lawyer John Eastman maintains he made good faith arguments that Vice President Mike Pence could delay counting electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election because of alleged widespread election fraud, actions the California Bar contends were unethical, violated the Constitution, and are deserving of his disbarment.

The constitutional law professor, in a post-trial brief filed Friday, said he was giving advice to President Donald Trump as a client, and was recommending to Pence that the count be suspended so state legislatures could investigate alleged illegalities or election irregularities, concerns that are “well-grounded in fact and anything but frivolous.” ...