Justice Clarence Thomas stayed out of the decision involving his former law clerk, the architect of Donald Trump’s legal strategy to overturn 2020 election
John Eastman, the architect of Donald Trump's strategy to try to overturn his 2020 election loss, is seen on video as the House Jan. 6 select committee holds a hearing in 2022. “more likely than not” committed a crime when they worked together to try to block certification of the 2020 election.
“The illegality of the plan was obvious,” Carter wrote in finding that Eastman’s emails could not be shielded by attorney-client privilege. “Dr. Eastman and President Trump launched a campaign to overturn a democratic election, an action unprecedented in American history.”first day of its new term
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