Eastman Disciplinary Trial on Short Pause After Georgia Case (1)

Aug. 21, 2023, 9:22 PM UTCUpdated: Aug. 21, 2023, 11:22 PM UTC

Trump lawyer John Eastman‘s California disciplinary trial resumes Aug. 24 amid a tangle of legal issues including attorney-client privilege and his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, an issue that’s become more acute since his indictment by a Georgia grand jury last week.

Eastman, Trump, and 17 other people were indicted Aug. 14 on racketeering charges relating to a scheme to help Donald Trump prevail in the 2020 presidential election by disrupting the Jan. 6, 2021, counting of the Electoral College votes that would confirm President Joe Biden’s victory.

State Bar Court Judge Yvette D. Roland late Monday issued a ...

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