The recently released indictment alleging that former President Donald Trump conspired to overturn the election of President Joe Biden indirectly implicates former Chapman University Law School professor John Eastman. One of the six unnamed co-conspirators mentioned in the indictment is believed to be Eastman. The charging document quotes Eastman’s speech on January 6, 2021, where he called for Vice President Mike Pence to let state legislatures investigate election concerns. Eastman was heavily involved in a plan to gather alternative electors in swing states won by Biden. He is currently facing scrutiny from the California State Bar, and more hearings are scheduled. Eastman’s involvement as Trump’s attorney in election matters also came up during the January 6 congressional hearings, when he sued his former employer, Chapman University, to prevent the release of his emails to the congressional committee. In that civil case, the judge ruled that some of the emails should be turned over due to the “crime fraud exception.” Eastman has not yet commented on the indictment. The indictment identifies the second co-conspirator as an attorney who developed a strategy to obstruct the certification of the presidential election by leveraging Vice President Pence’s role. They are accused of contacting the Arizona House Speaker to encourage the decertification of the state’s legitimate electors. The indictment mentions an inaccurate accounting from an election expert in a lawsuit filed in Georgia, which was signed off on by Eastman. This issue was also brought up during the State Bar hearing and referenced in the indictment. The indictment further alleges that the second co-conspirator proposed plans that violated the Electoral Count Act, including having Pence declare Trump as the certified winner. Eastman’s involvement in discussions with the Republican Party and his acknowledgment that his plan would not pass Supreme Court scrutiny are also detailed in the indictment.
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