John Eastman had spearheaded an unsuccessful scheme to convince then-Vice President Mike Pence that he could overturn the election results.
File photo: John Eastman, the University of Colorado Boulders visiting scholar of conservative thought and policy, speaks about his plans to sue the university at a news conference outside of CU Boulder on Thursday, April 29, 2021.A conservative lawyer who worked on former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election is under investigation by the State Bar of California, where he is licensed.
“A number of individuals and entities have brought to the State Bar’s attention press reports, court filings, and other public documents detailing Mr. Eastman’s conduct,” the State Bar’s chief trial counsel, George Cardona, said in the statement. Cardona told CNN he could not discuss the details of any particular investigation. CNN has reached out to Eastman’s attorney for comment.
Eastman had spearheaded an unsuccessful scheme to convince then-Vice President Mike Pence that he could overturn the election results.
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