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arizona1

03/28/24 2:12 PM

#468472 RE: Zorax #468471

Everything Trump touches, dies!

Judge: Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman should be disbarred for Jan. 6 plot

Defendants In State Of Georgia V. Trump Case To Be Booked Through Fulton County Jail

Fulton County, Georgia, mugshot of John Eastman, former lawyer to Donald Trump



A judge has recommended that conservative attorney John Eastman lose his California law license over his efforts to keep former President Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election.

Eastman, a former law school dean, faced 11 disciplinary charges in the state bar court stemming from his development of a legal strategy to have then-Vice President Mike Pence interfere with the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory.

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State Bar Court of California Judge Yvette Roland's recommendation, issued Wednesday, now goes to the California Supreme Court for a final ruling on whether he should be disbarred. Eastman can appeal the top court’s decision.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/3/28/2232043/-Judge-Ex-Trump-lawyer-Eastman-should-be-disbarred-for-Jan-6-plot?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_4&pm_medium=web
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Zorax

03/28/24 2:32 PM

#468474 RE: Zorax #468471

I guess we'll see. All these pundits are going on 'normal' assumptions, not maga critical thinking empty void.

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CNN legal analyst: Judge McAfee will likely reject Trump's First Amendment argument

From CNN's Dan Berman

CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig said he believes that Donald Trump's attempt to have the Georgia election subversion indictment dismissed on First Amendment grounds will fail given how another judge in Washington, DC, ruled regarding a similar argument.

"Trump’s legal team argues that his charged conduct here is political speech, protected by the First Amendment (even if the speech was false or unpopular). But prosecutors allege that Trump’s speech was part of a larger criminal plan to steal the election and hence not covered by the First Amendment," he said.

"Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding on the other, federal election subversion case, had already rejected a similar defense argument. Judge McAfee is not bound by that decision, but he likely will reach a similar conclusion," Honig added.

McAfee did not rule from the bench during Thursday's hearing, nor did he say when he would rule.