He and other Trump lawyers are now under scrutiny for their roles in promoting false claims of election fraud. Six months after the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol, attorneys who promoted former President Donald Trump's false claims about election fraud are being forced to defend their actions in court.
Instead, judges and attorney discipline panels are performing their own investigations, case by case, in a methodical fashion. This week in Michigan, U.S. District Judge Linda Parker grilled lawyers close to Trump about the actions they took before filing a lawsuit that claimed irregularities in the 2020 election.
Two people familiar with the emails told the outlet that Eastman described the discussions between the Supreme Court justices as “heated” while the Trump campaign deliberated on bringing another election case to the court. Eastman was exchanging emails with pro-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who backed Trump’s false claims of election fraud.
Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron pushed back after former President Donald Trump's attorney said her client was part of a "protected class" and facing discrimination from New York Attorney General Letitia James.
He and other Trump lawyers are now under scrutiny for their roles in promoting false claims of election fraud. Six months after the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol, attorneys who promoted former President Donald Trump's false claims about election fraud are being forced to defend their actions in court. But some experts say the abuses ...
Ifill, who used to teach aspiring attorneys about their roles and responsibilities as "officers of the court," has been calling for an independent commission to produce a full accounting of how lawyers lost their way.