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On Wednesday, a California judge recommended disbarring pro-Trump attorney John Eastman for his role in former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to The Hill<\/a>, State Bar Judge Yvette Roland found\u00a0John Eastman\u00a0culpable on 10 of the 11 counts filed by the California State Bar last year. The state bar sought to strip Eastman\u2019s license to practice law in the state due to his \u201cfalse and misleading statements\u201d about purported election fraud and his role in \u201cprovoking\u201d the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn view of the circumstances surrounding Eastman\u2019s misconduct and balancing the aggravation and mitigation, the court recommends that Eastman be disbarred,\u201d Roland wrote in a 128-page decision<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The judge also recommended that Eastman be ordered to pay $10,000 in sanctions to the State Bar of California Client Security Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roland wrote in her decision that Eastman showed an unwillingness to admit to \u201cany ethical lapses\u201d in his behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis lack of remorse and accountability presents a significant risk that Eastman may engage in further unethical conduct, compounding the threat to the public,\u201d the judge wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Eastman led the legal strategy attempting to change the election results in several key 2020 states, including by using slates of alternate electors to swing the election\u2019s outcome in Trump\u2019s favor. The plan also relied on then-Vice President Mike Pence throwing out the real electors for the \u201cfake\u201d ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday, a California judge recommended disbarring pro-Trump attorney John Eastman for his role in former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. According to The Hill, State Bar Judge Yvette Roland found\u00a0John Eastman\u00a0culpable on 10 of the 11 counts filed by the California State Bar last year. 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