State Bar & Bar Associations
Dec. 5, 2023
State Bar's conspiracy accusation has 'Orwellian cast' Eastman's closing brief says
“His misconduct, committed in the course and scope of his representation of former President Trump, shocked the conscience of the nation, and is of such exceptional gravity that only disbarment will suffice,” State Bar prosecutor Duncan C. Carling wrote.
The State Bar’s accusation of conspiracy to disrupt the counting of 2020 electoral votes has an “Orwellian cast,” counsel for John C. Eastman, a former legal adviser to President Donald Trump, stated in closing argument briefs submitted after a 35-days trial.
“The premise of the State Bar’s charge against Dr. Eastman … has an Orwellian cast to it: the government has spoken, and if you disagree, then you must be lying,” wrote Randall A. Mil...
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