Eastman is accused of helping develop a plan to overturn the 2020 presidential election by using fake electors in states where Trump lost.
A California judge has recommended that John Eastman, former lawyer for ex-president Donald Trump, lose his law license over accusations that Eastman attempted to help overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
Eastman, former dean of Chapman University School of Law, is facing 11 misconduct charges from the State Bar of California, accused of pushing to keep Trump in power by «executing a strategy, unsupported by facts or law, to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election by obstructing the count of electoral votes of certain states.»
State Bar Court of California Judge Yvette Roland recommended on Wednesday that the conservative lawyer be banned from practicing law in the Golden State. Roland’s decision does not automatically disbar Eastman, with a ruling from the California Supreme Court being the next step in the process. Eastman would still be able to appeal if the state’s high court concurs with Roland.
«The process undertaken by Dr. Eastman in 2020 is the same process taken by lawyers every day and everywhere—indeed, that is the essence of what lawyers do,» the statement continues. «They are ethically bound to be zealous advocates for their clients—a duty Dr. Eastman holds inviolate. To the extent today’s decision curtails that principle, we are confident the Review Court will swiftly provide a remedy.
