Attorney Advising Trump on Overturning Election Asked for a Presidential Pardon After Jan. 6

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Attorney Advising Trump on Overturning Election Asked for a Presidential Pardon After Jan. 6
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“I’ve decided that I should be on the pardon list, if that is still in the works,' John Eastman wrote in an email to Rudy Giuliani after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Several White House aides testified that they distrusted Eastman and grew increasingly concerned about the possible ramifications of what he was proposing.

Herschmann said he warned Eastman that, “you’re going to cause riots in the streets," but that the professor dismissively said something to the effect of"there’s been violence in the history of our country to protect the democracy or protect the republic."

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