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State Bar & Bar Associations

Jun. 8, 2023

State Bar discipline trial is shaping up to be rehash of 2020 presidential election

Former law professor John Eastman will stand trial later this month on charges he helped to foment an effort to overturn the presidential election results.

State Bar discipline trial is shaping up to be rehash of 2020 presidential election
John Eastman, a lawyer advising former President Donald Trump, speaks at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 12, 2019. Photo Credit: New York Times News Service

Former law professor John C. Eastman will testify at his disbarment trial to defend himself against charges that he conspired with former President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election results, according to court papers.

Eastman’s attorneys and State Bar prosecutors list Eastman as a witness in a two-week trial starting June 20 that will primarily feature testimony from government officials from across the nation who affirmed Presiden...

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