The State Bar of California is moving to disbar attorney and former law professor John Eastman for supporting President Donald Trump’s efforts to challenge the 2020 election results.
In a disciplinary action filed on Thursday, the regulatory body of California lawyers claimed that Eastman should be stripped of his license over his actions in the period leading up to, and in the aftermath of, the Jan. 6, 2021, protest that devolved into a breach of the U.S. Capitol building.
Eastman is accused of violating multiple attorney ethics rules as he provided legal advice and formulated legal strategies in aid of Trump’s presidential bid. The state bar’s trial counsel brought 11 counts against him, including one count of “failure to support the Constitution,” two count of “seeking to mislead the court,” and six counts of “misrepresentation.”…}
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