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| A judge in California recommended on Wednesday that the
| lawyer John Eastman be stripped of his law license, finding
| he had violated rules of professional ethics by
| persistently lying in his efforts to help former President
| Donald J. Trump maintain his grip on power after losing the
| 2020 election.
|
| In a 128-page ruling, the judge, Yvette Roland, said Mr.
| Eastman had willfully misrepresented facts in lawsuits he
| helped file challenging the election results and acted
| dishonestly in promoting a "wild theory" that Mr. Trump's
| vice president, Mike Pence, could unilaterally declare him
| the victor during a certification proceeding at the Capitol
| on Jan. 6, 2021.
|
| "In sum, Eastman exhibited gross negligence by making false
| statements about the 2020 election without conducting any
| meaningful investigation or verification of the information
| he was relying upon," Judge Roland found, adding that he
| had breached "his ethical duty as an attorney to prioritize
| honesty and integrity."
| ...
<https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/27/us/politics/john-eastman-trump-lawyer.html>

--bks