The State of California has officially disbarred John Eastman for his role in former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
The news follows last week's recommendation to disbar Eastman. State Bar Court Judge Yvette Roland found the pro-Trump attorney culpable on 10 of the 11 counts filed by the California State Bar last year. The bar association sought to strip Eastman's license to practice law in the state due to his “false and misleading statements” about baseless election fraud and his role in “provoking” the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
“Eastman's wrongdoing was committed directly in the course and scope of his representation of President Trump and the Trump Campaign,” Roland wrote in his 128-page ruling. “Eastman's actions transgressed those ethical limits by advocating, participating in and pursuing a strategy to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election that lacked evidentiary or legal support.” (RELATED: MSNBC Legal Analyst: Trump Trial Dead After Shocking Twist)
Lawyers often lose their licenses due to mistreating clients, misappropriating funds or not representing their interests. However, Eastman's case was unique, and has national repercussions, as Raw Story explains:
A bold red message on the State Bar of California alerts viewers John Eastman is “Not Eligible to Practice Law,” the progressive news site Democracy Docket was among the first to report Tuesday.
The status update comes with a hefty consumer alert warning would-be clients that Eastman was been charged with a felony in Georgia, where Fulton County District Attorney Fani Wills has accused the lawyer, Trump and more than a dozen others with election racketeering.
Eastman is facing nine charges in the Georgia election subversion case, ranging from conspiring to commit false statements and writings to state Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act charges. (RELATED: Trump And Co-Defendants To Appeal Fani Willis Decision)
Disbarment proceedings against Eastman began last year after the California State Bar declared him guilty of 11 ethics violations.
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