A California court has upheld a recommendation that attorney John Eastman should lose his law license because of his central role in President Donald Trump’s effort to subvert the 2020 election.
A three-judge “review panel” of the California State Bar Court found that Eastman’s conduct was so egregious — and his remorse so lacking — that the only remedy was to permanently prohibit him from practicing law.
“Eastman continues to fully deny his many unethical actions: he denies he misled the courts; he denies that he made multiple false and misleading statements … he denies that he conspired to subvert the law in order to benefit his client’s desire to remain in office after his client lost a fair and lawfully conducted election,” Judge Kearse McGill wrote in the panel’s unanimous ruling.
“He used his skills to push a false narrative in the courtroom, in the White House, and in the media. That false narrative resulted in the undermining of our country’s electoral process, reduced faith in election professionals, and lessened respect for the courts of this land,” the judges concluded.
