John Eastman

Outside counsel

Authored the memo laying out how the vice president might discard certified electors; disbarment recommended in California.

Documented conduct

Mar 27, 2024

Disbarment recommended in California

A State Bar Court judge found him culpable on ten of the eleven disciplinary charges and recommended disbarment, holding that he "abandoned his ethical and legal duties as an attorney to conspire with then-President Donald Trump to develop and implement a strategy to obstruct the counting of electoral votes on January 6, 2021". He was placed on involuntary inactive status and cannot practice law in California while the matter is before the state Supreme Court.

Source: State Bar of California, March 27 2024

Receipts

01 The State Bar of California, March 27 2024 Our copy

02 Eastman v. Thompson, No. 8:22-cv-00099 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 28, 2022)