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The significance here is not only the individual consequence. It is that a state supreme court turned years of election related misconduct findings into a final professional penalty.
#JohnEastman #California #Disbarment #LegalNews #USPolitics #RuleOfLaw #ElectionNews

The good news: "#JohnEastman, the attorney who masterminded the legal strategy behind President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, has been officially #disbarred in #California."
https://www.mediaite.com/crime/attorney-who-masterminded-trumps-attempt-to-overturn-election-disbarred/

The bad news: Disbarment and disciplinary proceedings are currently governed by state law. But the Trump DOJ is considering a rule that would require state bar associations to suspend their reviews of DOJ lawyers until the DOJ does its own reviews.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/05/2026-04390/review-of-state-bar-complaints-and-allegations-against-department-of-justice-attorneys

More good news: Several states oppose the proposed DOJ rule, including CA, IL, ME, NY, and PA. Here's the position of the #Maine Supreme Court.
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/04/15/maine-high-court-opposes-proposed-doj-rule-on-investigations-into-federal-attorneys/

#Disbarment #Insurrection #LegalEthics #Trump #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics

California Supreme Court disbars attorney John Eastman over 2020 election misconduct

📰 Original title: Former Trump lawyer John Eastman disbarred for trying to overturn 2020 election

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/california-supreme-court-disbars-attorney-john-eastman-over-2020-election-misconduct/?redirpost=06b34462-0a2a-47fb-96f7-85338525b4ea

#justice #johneastman #disbarment #2020election

California Supreme Court disbars attorney John Eastman over 2020 election misconduct

📰 Original title: Former Trump lawyer John Eastman disbarred for trying to overturn 2020 election

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/california-supreme-court-disbars-attorney-john-eastman-over-2020-election-misconduct/?redirpost=06b34462-0a2a-47fb-96f7-85338525b4ea

#justice #johneastman #disbarment #2020election

California Supreme Court disbars attorney John Eastman over 2020 election misconduct

📰 Original title: Former Trump lawyer John Eastman disbarred for trying to overturn 2020 election

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/california-supreme-court-disbars-attorney-john-eastman-over-2020-election-misconduct/?redirpost=06b34462-0a2a-47fb-96f7-85338525b4ea

#justice #johneastman #disbarment #2020election

California Supreme Court disbars attorney John Eastman over 2020 election misconduct

📰 Original title: Former Trump lawyer John Eastman disbarred for trying to overturn 2020 election

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/california-supreme-court-disbars-attorney-john-eastman-over-2020-election-misconduct/?redirpost=06b34462-0a2a-47fb-96f7-85338525b4ea

#justice #johneastman #disbarment #2020election

#JohnEastman #Disbarred #ClaremontInstitute #USPol

Now do every Republican with a law license! If only we could disbar the Claremont Institute...

'Denied': Trump lawyer and J6 architect disbarred for good
https://www.alternet.org/john-eastman-attoreny/

#JohnEastman #Sedition #ClaremontInstitute #USPol

2021: #SidneyPowell sanctioned, fined $175K, MI. Appealed, '24 #SCOTUS = no dice.
2022: Walker & Fielder #sanctioned $187K, CO.
2023: #JennaEllis #censured, CO.
'23: Lin Wood Jr. agrees to retire permanently, GA drops #charges.
'24: #RudyGiuliani disbarred, NY & DC.
'24: #KenChesebro #suspension sought in FL, #sanctions coming; '25: #disbarred in NY.
'25: #JohnEastman recommended (& affirmed) for #disbarment, is on appeal to CA #SupremeCourt.
'25: #JeffreyClark recommended for #disbarment, DC.

2021: #SidneyPowell sanctioned, fined $175K, MI. Appealed, '24 #SCOTUS = no dice.
2022: Walker & Fielder #sanctioned $187K, CO.
2023: #JennaEllis #censured, CO.
'23: Lin Wood Jr. agrees to retire permanently, GA drops #charges.
'24: #RudyGiuliani disbarred, NY & DC.
'24: #KenChesebro #suspension sought in FL, #sanctions coming; '25: #disbarred in NY.
'25: #JohnEastman recommended (& affirmed) for #disbarment, is on appeal to CA #SupremeCourt.
'25: #JeffreyClark recommended for #disbarment, DC.

2021: #SidneyPowell sanctioned, fined $175K, MI. Appealed, '24 #SCOTUS = no dice.
2022: Walker & Fielder #sanctioned $187K, CO.
2023: #JennaEllis #censured, CO.
'23: Lin Wood Jr. agrees to retire permanently, GA drops #charges.
'24: #RudyGiuliani disbarred, NY & DC.
'24: #KenChesebro #suspension sought in FL, #sanctions coming; '25: #disbarred in NY.
'25: #JohnEastman recommended (& affirmed) for #disbarment, is on appeal to CA #SupremeCourt.
'25: #JeffreyClark recommended for #disbarment, DC.

2021: #SidneyPowell sanctioned, fined $175K, MI. Appealed, '24 #SCOTUS = no dice.
2022: Walker & Fielder #sanctioned $187K, CO.
2023: #JennaEllis #censured, CO.
'23: Lin Wood Jr. agrees to retire permanently, GA drops #charges.
'24: #RudyGiuliani disbarred, NY & DC.
'24: #KenChesebro #suspension sought in FL, #sanctions coming; '25: #disbarred in NY.
'25: #JohnEastman recommended (& affirmed) for #disbarment, is on appeal to CA #SupremeCourt.
'25: #JeffreyClark recommended for #disbarment, DC.

Several #states also investigated the #FakeElectors conspiracy, with some filing charges although #criminal charges in at least one state were dismissed.

Trump's pardons include 77 people but could include others not named, the document said. Presidential #pardons only apply to federal charges, & do not apply to state cases.

The list includes #ChristinaBobb, #JohnEastman, #BorisEpshteyn, among others. The pardon does not apply to #Trump, acc/to the document [why would it? He’s above the #law].

YONKERS DAILY VOICE: #Trump Grants Sweeping #Pardons To Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Others Tied To #2020Election

President Donald Trump has granted sweeping pardons to 77 individuals, including close allies #RudyGiuliani, #MarkMeadows, #SidneyPowell, and #JohnEastman, for actions tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The high-profile move was…

https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/yonkers/trump-grants-sweeping-pardons-to-rudy-giuliani-mark-meadows-others-tied-to-2020-election/

Among those who were indicted were White House chief of staff #MarkMeadows, attorneys #RudyGiuliani, #JohnEastman & #ChristinaBobb, top campaign adviser #BorisEpshteyn & former campaign aide #MikeRoman. The grand jury accused them of unsuccessfully trying to award the state’s electoral votes to #Trump instead of #Biden even though Biden won the popular vote there.

#BigLie #ElectionLaw #VotingRights #VoteNullification #FakeElectors #SeditiousConspiracy

The Elements of Offense in the Trump January 6 Indictment
https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/08/03/the-elements-of-offense-in-the-trump-january-6-indictment/

#Jan6 #DonaldTrump #JohnEastman #PatCipollone #RudyGiuliani #SidneyPowell #GOPCriminals #USPol

J.D.Vance himself has admitted he is “plugged into a lot of weird, right-wing subcultures” and one of his faves is the obscure #ClaremontInstitute .

Spawned in Southern California out of the teachings of an academia entrenched #BarryGoldwater speech writer named #HenryJaffa , since his death, it has found new life embracing 21st century figures like #CharlieKirk , #RonDeSantis , #JohnEastman and actively seeks out extremist #RWNJ sheriffs for intensive "fellowships".

What #Politico terms "the intellectual nerve center of the Trumpist right " it's #thinktank was one of seven main influences recently highlighted as shaping recent #Catholic convert #JDVance and his #weird worldviews. Vance has eagerly embraced a host of #FarRight milieu members including members of secret societies, maverick publishers, and acolytes of advocates to "prioritize re-Christianizing America".

#Claremont Institute has rebranded itself from its right wing roots in #academia to a more fearsome forefront of racially divisive anti-Democratic alt right think tanks and what one prominent former #GOP campaign manager called the "West Point of American fascism".

Nowadays Claremont seeks out #socialmedia savvy and influential leaders, such as Vance, DeSantis & Josh Hawley who are white and wryly and openly contemptuous of the left, most minorities and even #democracy itself. Eagerly embracing divisions and propelling #MAGA Xtian supremacist ideologies, the place that brought you #Pizzagate is far from honest #AbeLincoln or other flag bearers of Claremont's #conservatism hailed at the orgs founding.

Nowadays, largely estranged from the CA based institution it was founded at, the founder of the Claremont Institute's archives are actually held at Michigan's rural #HillsdaleCollege—a private, #conservative #ChristianAcademy headed by one of the institute’s 70's era original members.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/07/18/jd-vance-world-view-sources-00168984

https://12ft.io/https://newrepublic.com/article/174656/claremont-institute-think-tank-trump

J.D.Vance himself has admitted he is “plugged into a lot of weird, right-wing subcultures” and one of his faves is the obscure #ClaremontInstitute .

Spawned in Southern California out of the teachings of an academia entrenched #BarryGoldwater speech writer named #HenryJaffa , since his death, it has found new life embracing 21st century figures like #CharlieKirk , #RonDeSantis , #JohnEastman and actively seeks out extremist #RWNJ sheriffs for intensive "fellowships".

What #Politico terms "the intellectual nerve center of the Trumpist right " it's #thinktank was one of seven main influences recently highlighted as shaping recent #Catholic convert #JDVance and his #weird worldviews. Vance has eagerly embraced a host of #FarRight milieu members including members of secret societies, maverick publishers, and acolytes of advocates to "prioritize re-Christianizing America".

#Claremont Institute has rebranded itself from its right wing roots in #academia to a more fearsome forefront of racially divisive anti-Democratic alt right think tanks and what one prominent former #GOP campaign manager called the "West Point of American fascism".

Nowadays Claremont seeks out #socialmedia savvy and influential leaders, such as Vance, DeSantis & Josh Hawley who are white and wryly and openly contemptuous of the left, most minorities and even #democracy itself. Eagerly embracing divisions and propelling #MAGA Xtian supremacist ideologies, the place that brought you #Pizzagate is far from honest #AbeLincoln or other flag bearers of Claremont's #conservatism hailed at the orgs founding.

Nowadays, largely estranged from the CA based institution it was founded at, the founder of the Claremont Institute's archives are actually held at Michigan's rural #HillsdaleCollege—a private, #conservative #ChristianAcademy headed by one of the institute’s 70's era original members.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/07/18/jd-vance-world-view-sources-00168984

https://12ft.io/https://newrepublic.com/article/174656/claremont-institute-think-tank-trump

J.D.Vance himself has admitted he is “plugged into a lot of weird, right-wing subcultures” and one of his faves is the obscure #ClaremontInstitute .

Spawned in Southern California out of the teachings of an academia entrenched #BarryGoldwater speech writer named #HenryJaffa , since his death, it has found new life embracing 21st century figures like #CharlieKirk , #RonDeSantis , #JohnEastman and actively seeks out extremist #RWNJ sheriffs for intensive "fellowships".

What #Politico terms "the intellectual nerve center of the Trumpist right " it's #thinktank was one of seven main influences recently highlighted as shaping recent #Catholic convert #JDVance and his #weird worldviews. Vance has eagerly embraced a host of #FarRight milieu members including members of secret societies, maverick publishers, and acolytes of advocates to "prioritize re-Christianizing America".

#Claremont Institute has rebranded itself from its right wing roots in #academia to a more fearsome forefront of racially divisive anti-Democratic alt right think tanks and what one prominent former #GOP campaign manager called the "West Point of American fascism".

Nowadays Claremont seeks out #socialmedia savvy and influential leaders, such as Vance, DeSantis & Josh Hawley who are white and wryly and openly contemptuous of the left most minorities and even democracy itself. Eagerly embracing divisions and propelling a MAGA Xtian supremacist ideologies that brought you Pizzagate is far from that of Lincoln or other flag bearers of Claremont's conservatism hailed at the orgs founding.

Nowadays largely estranged from the CA based institution it was founded at, the founder of the Claremont Institute's archives are actually at Michigan's rural #HillsdaleCollege—a private, #conservative #ChristianAcademy headed by one of the institute’s 70's era founders.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/07/18/jd-vance-world-view-sources-00168984

https://12ft.io/https://newrepublic.com/article/174656/claremont-institute-think-tank-trump

While #JohnEastman’s views on the #environment are #extreme,…they aren’t exactly rare. He epitomizes the type of #AntiRegulatory, #FederalistSociety bred #legal mind you can expect to see elevated by #Trump. “Eastman has been part of a project to take down #FederalRegulation for a long time,” Andy Mergen, a clinical prof of #EnvironmentalLaw at Harvard said, “which is coming to fruition w/these #ChevronDeference cases.” w/the most #conservative makeup in decades, #SCOTUS is poised to deliver.

#JohnEastman is believed to be an unindicted co-conspirator in #Trump’s fed #indictment; he is also facing #disbarment in Cali…
before…Trump, Eastman, 64, was the sort of #conservative #legal figure whose name one might forget, a #law prof w/a cushy job & a chairmanship at a practice group of the… #FederalistSociety.…His writings, speeches, & media appearances…reveal a man…constantly questioning #federal #authority & the administrative state.…he saw fed #EnvironmentalLaws especially problematic.

#JohnEastman is believed to be an unindicted co-conspirator in #Trump’s fed #indictment; he is also facing #disbarment in Cali…
before…Trump, Eastman, 64, was the sort of #conservative #legal figure whose name one might forget, a #law prof w/a cushy job & a chairmanship at a practice group of the… #FederalistSociety.…His writings, speeches, & media appearances…reveal a man…constantly questioning #federal #authority & the administrative state.…he saw fed #EnvironmentalLaws especially problematic.

#JohnEastman is believed to be an unindicted co-conspirator in #Trump’s fed #indictment; he is also facing #disbarment in Cali…
before…Trump, Eastman, 64, was the sort of #conservative #legal figure whose name one might forget, a #law prof w/a cushy job & a chairmanship at a practice group of the… #FederalistSociety.…His writings, speeches, & media appearances…reveal a man…constantly questioning #federal #authority & the administrative state.…he saw fed #EnvironmentalLaws especially problematic.

#JohnEastman is believed to be an unindicted co-conspirator in #Trump’s fed #indictment; he is also facing #disbarment in Cali…
before…Trump, Eastman, 64, was the sort of #conservative #legal figure whose name one might forget, a #law prof w/a cushy job & a chairmanship at a practice group of the… #FederalistSociety.…His writings, speeches, & media appearances…reveal a man…constantly questioning #federal #authority & the administrative state.…he saw fed #EnvironmentalLaws especially problematic.

#JohnEastman is believed to be an unindicted co-conspirator in #Trump’s fed #indictment; he is also facing #disbarment in Cali…
before…Trump, Eastman, 64, was the sort of #conservative #legal figure whose name one might forget, a #law prof w/a cushy job & a chairmanship at a practice group of the… #FederalistSociety.…His writings, speeches, & media appearances…reveal a man…constantly questioning #federal #authority & the administrative state.…he saw fed #EnvironmentalLaws especially problematic.

Many #conservatives have sought to kill the #legal doctrine for over a decade. And within the chorus, one has sung w/notable passion: #JohnEastman.

The same John Eastman who, on #Jan6, 2021, stood at a podium in DC beside fellow #Trump lawyer #RudyGiuliani & bellowed to an angry crowd that then–VP #MikePence ought to halt the #PeacefulTransferOfPower.…t was also Eastman…who drafted the #CoupMemos, which incl a multistep plan for Pence to hand the #election to Trump….

#law #EnvironmentalLaw

@LeaBug
Yep, you're right. WaPo is just reporting now that the redacted names are #MarkMeadows, #RudyGiuliani, #JennaEllis, #JohnEastman, #ChristinaBobb, #BorisEpshteyn, and #MikeRoman, also all indicted

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/04/24/arizona-2020-election-charges-meadows-giuliani-ellis/

Jennifer Rubin: The recommendation of Eastman’s #disbarment is a big deal — for tRump

"A State Bar Court of California judge on Wednesday recommended stripping John Eastman, Donald Trump’s former #attorney, of his California law license. Eastman, mastermind of the former president’s scheme to overturn the 2020 election results by recruiting phony electors, is not the first ex-Trump lawyer to face discipline over election-related matters."

#giftarticle #johneastman #lawyer
https://wapo.st/3J1K4JI

One #Blistering #Line #TakesDown #DonaldTrump’s #Disbarred 2020 #Election #Lawyer.

#JohnEastman was crucial to #RepublicanParty efforts to #overthrow the #2020 #election. And a #judge just #recommended his #disbarment.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Insurrection #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate

https://newrepublic.com/post/180225/trump-2020-election-lawyer-john-eastman-disbarred

When a judge rules that your ratfcking is worse than that committed by the guy who brought the term to public use, your career is hearing the undertaker's bell. #JohnEastman #GOPCrooks #ClaremontInstitute

A California Judge Just Took Trump Lawyer John Eastman Out For a Walk https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a60333936/trump-lawyer-john-eastman-ruling/

Fmr #Trump atty #JohnEastman's #attorney status in California has been updated to reflect that he's both charged with #felonies in #Georgia & marked for "inactive" status beginning Saturday as a result of his #disbarment ruling.

#law #TrumpCoup #ElectionInterference #MAGA = #MakingAttorneysGetAttorneys

Fmr #Trump atty #JohnEastman plans to appeal his #disbarment.

His lawyer says it's unfair Eastman should have to fight #criminal charges in #Georgia w/o being able to earn money as a #lawyer to pay his #legal bills.

This is like a convicted drug dealer saying it’s unfair he can no longer sell crack because he has to pay his lawyer.

Ridiculous.

#law #TrumpCoup #ElectionInterference #MAGA = #MakingAttorneysGetAttorneys
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/john-eastman-disbarred-00149468

Judge rules John Eastman, architect of Trump’s 2020 election plot, should be disbarred

Trump's former attorney should be #disbarred over efforts to overturn 2020 election 

“In view of the circumstances surrounding Eastman’s misconduct and balancing the aggravation and mitigation, the court recommends that Eastman be disbarred,” Roland wrote in a 128-page decision.

The judge also recommended that Eastman be ordered to pay $10,000 in monetary sanctions to the State Bar of California Client Security Fund.

Eastman’s legal team said he would appeal Wednesday’s ruling, and the case will ultimately end up before the California Supreme Court.

In the meantime, the judge ordered Eastman be transferred to inactive status, meaning he won’t be able to practice law.

Roland’s ruling follows a trial last year that lasted more than 30 days, at which Eastman himself testified. Just before the proceedings concluded in November, the judge found Eastman preliminarily culpable

#disbar #JohnEastman

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4560409-judge-rules-john-eastman-should-be-disbarred-over-efforts-to-overturn-2020-election/

Just a quick rundown of the fates of the various #attorneys who were involved in the #TrumpCoupAttempt:

Besides #JohnEastman & #JeffreyClark, both were in court today for disbarment proceedings, 3 other #lawyers for #Trump in 2020 — #SidneyPowell, #KennethChesebro & #JennaEllis — pleaded #guilty to #criminal charges in #Georgia risking their law licenses.

#MAGA = #MakingAttorneysGetAttorneys
#law #legal #democracy #BidenHarris2024
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Earlier this week, #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith's team ordered the #testimony transcripts of #Trump attorney #JohnEastman's #disbarment #trial, documents show.

#ElectionInterference #Jan6 #criminal #law
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/14/jack-smith-john-eastman-trump-records-00131823

#Trump co-defendant #JohnEastman says he might 'deplete' wife's #retirementfund to pay #legalbills

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-co-defendant-trying-not-deplete-wifes-retirement-legal-fees-1847284
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happy-hour-with-julie-and-liz/id1534423504
#insurrection #GOP #maga #republican

According to #Colorado District Judge #SarahWallace , proven incitement of an #insurrection against the #Constitution of the #UnitedStates is a ‘Get out of jail free’ card, but only for a former #POTUS or someone seeking that office. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Did she go to the Chapman School of Law when #JohnEastman was Dean? 🤔

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/colorado-official-trump-insurrection-state-judge-ruling_n_6559b029e4b05723e4bd7f23

Disciplinary hearings for #JohnEastman , the legal theorist behind the #January6th #FailedCoupAttempt , have concluded in the #California State Bar courtroom. If convicted, the former Dean of the #ChapmanUniversity School of Law could be disbarred. ✅

https://mynewsla.com/education/2023/11/03/former-chapman-law-dean-eastmans-bar-hearings-wind-down/

I feel sorry for graduates of #ChapmanLaw , whose framed law degrees would now make hilarious props on a “Better Call Saul” spin-off. 😂

...so is #JeffreyClark and #JohnEastman. And #Mark Meadows is definitely thinking about flipping now.
And Harrison Floyd and Trevian Kutti? They're not smiling so much now.
I wonder if ANY of #Trump's co-defendants are stupid enough to take the fall for him now. If #SidneyPowell flipped, NO ONE is that much of a true believer.
PS Remember, pardons are impossible in this case. And he's not helping ANY of them in any other way.

So #ClarenceThomas DOES know how to recuse himself from #SCOTUS cases where he has a conflict of interest. 👉 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-john-eastman-jan-6-emails_n_651afa81e4b00eb6fb388917

I guess #JohnEastman forgot to take him and #GinnyThomas on a fancy all-expenses-paid vacation to NOT have a conflict of interest!

Disgraced lawyer facing disbarment, #JohnEastman , was the legal architect of the #January6th #FailedCoupAttempt. At the time, he was the Dean of Law School at #ChapmanUniversity , a ‘private research university’ in #Orange , #California. 👉 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-11/john-eastmans-state-bar-trial-first-defense-witness

Hmm, is ‘private research’ what #AaronRodgers did on ‘immunization’ and the Achilles tendon? 🤔

#SaveAmerica from the #MAGA #cult of ignorance and death.

Excellent reporting by @HeidiReports it continues & gets even crazier w/millions going to #GinniThomas; characters such as #JohnEastman, #CletaMitchell & more submit amicus briefs & attempt to influence #SCOTUS; #CarrieSeverino a #ClarenceThomas clerk & #LeonardLeo #JEP assoc briefs SCOTUS on the anti-#abortion anti-#Obamacare #HobbyLobby case; the 2016 #Trump election; #FederalistSociety groomed judges #AmyConeyBarrett, #BrettKavanaugh & #NeilGorsuch get appointed.
Recommended read.