Attorney John Eastman is facing 11 disciplinary charges stemming from his development of a dubious legal strategy aimed at having then-VP Pence interfere with the certification of President Biden’s victory.
, spotlighted Wednesday legal debates surrounding the tallying electoral votes in a defense of Eastman’s advice to the former president that could get him disbarred.in the State Bar Court of California stemming from his development of a dubious legal strategy aimed at having then-Vice President Mike Pence interfere with the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory.
However, Pence eventually concluded his role was largely ceremonial, and he did not have the authority to discard electoral votes that would make Democrat Joe Biden the next president, despite public pressure from Trump and Eastman’s legal arguments. Assertions by Eastman at different times that the vice president should — and had the authority to — reject electors or delay the proceedings did not square with the Constitution or federal law, Jacob testified.
Miller earlier argued that Eastman never intended to steal the election, but was considering ways to delay electoral-vote counting so states could investigate allegations of voting improprieties. Trump’s claims of fraud were roundly rejected by courts, including by judges the Republican appointed. The proceedings are expected to last at least eight days. The California State Bar is a regulatory agency and the only court system in the U.S. that is dedicated to attorney discipline.Once the proceeding concludes, the State Bar Court has 90 days to file its decision, which is a recommendation that then goes to the California Supreme Court.
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