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State Bar & Bar Associations,
Litigation & Arbitration

Oct. 10, 2023

Trump team wanted ‘aggressive scenario’, Eastman testifies

“‘Let’s assume that the vice president has authority to decide these things – what would happen if he just decided that there were certain electoral votes that were invalid?’” Eastman said Trump’s team asked him ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

Trump team wanted ‘aggressive scenario’, Eastman testifies
Eastman

Former President Donald Trump’s legal team asked attorney John C. Eastman to outline an “aggressive” scenario of the vice president rejecting certain electoral votes on Jan. 6, 2023, Eastman testified at his state disciplinary hearing on Friday.

“‘Let’s assume that the vice president has authority to decide these things – what would happen if he just decided that there were certain electoral votes that were invalid?’” Eastman said Trump’s ...

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