CA Judge Rules John Eastman Should Be Disbarred

Politico reports:

A California judge on Wednesday recommended the disbarment of John Eastman, calling to revoke the law license of one of former President Donald Trump’s top allies in his failed last-ditch gambit to subvert the 2020 election.

Judge Yvette Roland, who presided over months of testimony and argument about the basis of Eastman’s fringe legal theories, ruled that the veteran conservative attorney violated ethics rules — and even potentially criminal law — when he advanced Trump’s efforts to overturn the election results based on flimsy or discredited claims of fraud.

Though Eastman may appeal Roland’s decision, including to the state Supreme Court, the ruling forces his law license into “inactive” status while any review is pending.

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BREAKIJG: John Eastman Disbarred. The Trump lawyer who wrote the legal memo with the plan to overturn the election is disbarred from the practice of law. https://t.co/dPrtDblvRL

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) March 27, 2024

BREAKING: John Eastman should be disbarred, a California judge ruled Wednesday, issuing her final report after months of hearings and testimony about his fringe legal effort to keep Donald Trump in power.

Eastman will lose his ability to practice law in three days.

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— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 27, 2024