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State Bar & Bar Associations

Jun. 14, 2023

Election officials set to testify against Eastman fear for safety, bar says

“They have asked if this [disbarment hearing] will be livestreamed on the internet. They would rather it not be,” State Bar Supervising Attorney Duncan C. Carling said.

Election officials set to testify against Eastman fear for safety, bar says
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

State Bar prosecutors have asked the judge presiding over the disbarment hearing of former law professor John C. Eastman not to livestream the proceedings due to concerns by election officials that they will be harassed further by people who believe the 2020 election was stolen from President Donald Trump.

During a pretrial hearing Monday afternoon that covered a variety of topics, State Bar Supervising Attorney Duncan C. Carling told State...

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