John Eastman’s trial for violating professional ethics and state law should proceed despite a Georgia criminal indictment, California State Bar prosecutors argue.
In a late Tuesday filing in the State Bar Court, prosecutors in the disciplinary case—that could cost Eastman his law license—said the trial on the 11-count complaint against the lawyer who advised then-President Donald Trump should resume as scheduled Aug. 22.
The filing came a day after Eastman, Trump, and 17 others were indicted on racketeering and other charges in connection with efforts to allegedly pressure Georgia election officials to change the results of the 2020 presidential ...
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