The D.C. Court of Appeals has temporarily suspended the law license of former President Trump’s ex-lawyer following a similar order made in late March by a California State Bar Court.
A chief judge at the D.C. Court of Appeals, Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, said that the license of former Trump attorney John Eastman is suspended in D.C. until the California court makes a final decision. order There was no paraphrasing for this text.
A California judge in late March disbarred Eastman due to his “false and misleading statements” about the 2020 election fraud and the role in provoking the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. recommended Judge Yvette Roland recommended the disbarment and $10,000 in fines for Eastman's misleading statements related to the 2020 election fraud and the Capitol attack.
This week, Roland denied Eastman’s request to lift the suspension of his license, saying that he failed to prove he is not a “threat to the public.”
The California Supreme Court will make a decision on the case, which Eastman, former dean of Chapman Law School, can appeal.
There was no paraphrasing for this text. found A California judge found Eastman guilty of 10 counts filed in California last year.
Eastman is facing charges in two states that will be battlegrounds in the 2024 election.
Eastman is facing eight criminal charges in Georgia related to overturning Georgia’s 2020 election results, and also faces charges in Arizona regarding efforts to subvert the 2020 election results.
