John Eastman gave his all to Trump--and is getting screwed in return

For just a while, the sun shined brightly on John Eastman, the former Chapman University professor plucked from relative obscurity who became an architect of the fake elector plot and one of the first people to attack birthright citizenship way back in 2008. But despite all of that help he gave President Donald Trump, Eastman didn’t even get a sweet Justice Department gig.

To be fair, Eastman probably couldn’t take a DOJ job because he’s currently not allowed to practice law, fighting disbarment proceedings in California for quite some time. In March 2024, a California judge recommended his disbarment for conspiring with Trump to disrupt the electoral count on Jan. 6, 2021. Eastman also got dinged for false statements, constituting “moral turpitude, dishonesty, and corruption,” and for violating his duty as a lawyer by trying to overturn the 2020 election.

On June 13, a three-judge review panel affirmed the judge’s ruling in a 103-page decision that pulls no punches. The decision is just as much a condemnation of Eastman’s failings as it is the damage caused by Trump’s crusade to overturn the 2020 election.

“In essence, the way Eastman conducted himself during the course of his representation of President Trump had a negative impact on the judicial system and the administration of justice,” the panel concluded.

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