Trump May Hire Eastman For Impeachment Defense

Reuters reports:

President Donald Trump may hire a law professor who spoke at his rally before the riot at the U.S. Capitol to help defend him in an impeachment trial over a charge that he incited the violence, according to two people familiar with the matter.

John Eastman, who joined Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on stage at the Jan. 6 rally, is being considered for a role on Trump’s defense team, the people said.

Eastman, 60, who made unsubstantiated claims of election fraud at the rally, would neither confirm nor deny whether he will represent Trump, citing attorney-client privilege.

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EXCLUSIVE: President Trump may hire a law professor, John Eastman, who spoke at his rally before the riot at the Capitol to help defend him in an impeachment trial over a charge that he incited the violence, according to sources https://t.co/HhOnC31sP0 @karen_freifeld pic.twitter.com/cbhypabY9A

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 14, 2021