Just in via press release:
The State Bar of California’s Chief Trial Counsel George Cardona announced today the filing of a Notice of Disciplinary Charges (NDC) against attorney John Charles Eastman (State Bar No. 193726).
The 11 charges arise from allegations that Eastman engaged in a course of conduct to plan, promote, and assist then-President Trump in 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.
Specific charges allege that Eastman made false and misleading statements regarding purported election fraud, including statements on January 6, 2020, at a rally in Washington, D.C., that contributed to provoking a crowd to assault and breach the Capitol to intimidate then-Vice President Pence and prevent the electoral count from proceeding.
The Office of Chief Trial Counsel (OCTC) intends to seek Eastman’s disbarment before the State Bar Court.
In March 2022, Cardona invoked a public protection waiver to announce that an investigation of Eastman was underway.
Eastman now faces multiple charges that he violated Business and Professions Code section 6106 by making false and misleading statements that constitute acts of “moral turpitude, dishonesty, and corruption.”
John Eastman, should you have forgotten, remains the chairman of the Catholic anti-LGBTQ hate group, the National Organization for Marriage.
Breaking: The state bar of California has charged former Trump lawyer John Eastman with multiple disciplinary counts for his efforts in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential records.
The counsel is seeking to disbar Eastman, who is also under federal investigation. pic.twitter.com/QFYqqtlgaq
— Farnoush Amiri (@FarnoushAmiri) January 26, 2023
Here’s the crux of the case against him. https://t.co/cf3VP8sIJr pic.twitter.com/sNMcisHNGa
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) January 26, 2023