A California judge on Wednesday recommended disbarring a lawyer at the heart of former President Trump’s legal challenges of the 2020 election results.
State Bar Judge Yvette Roland found John Eastman guilty on ten of the eleven charges brought by the California State Bar last year.
The state bar moved to revoke Eastman’s license to practice law in the state for making “false and misleading statements” about purported election fraud and his alleged role in “provoking” the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
“In view of the circumstances surrounding Eastman’s misconduct and balancing the aggravation and mitigation, the court recommends that Eastman be disbarred,” Roland wrote in a 128-page decision.
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The court also suggested that Eastman pay $10,000 in monetary fines to the State Bar of California’s Client Security Fund.
Eastman’s legal team indicated he will appeal Wednesday’s decision, and the matter will eventually go to the California Supreme Court. Meanwhile, the court ordered Eastman’s transfer to inactive status, which means he would be unable to practice law.
Roland’s decision comes after a more than 30-day trial last year, during which Eastman himself testified. The court declared Eastman preliminary liable just before the