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John Eastman

For the member of the Wisconsin State Senate, see John A. Eastman.

John Eastman
Eastman in 2025
Born
John Charles Eastman

1960 (age 64–65)
Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Dallas (BA)
Claremont Graduate School (PhD)
University of Chicago (JD)
Occupations
  • Lawyer
  • professor
  • academic
Political partyRepublican

John Charles Eastman (born 1960)[1] is an American lawyer and academic. He is known for his efforts to block certification and overturn the results of the 2020 United States presidential election.

Eastman is the founding director of the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, a public-interest law firm affiliated with the Claremont Institute, a conservative think tank.[2][3] He is a former professor and former dean at Chapman University School of Law.[4] He ran unsuccessfully as a Republican for California's 34th congressional district in 1990, and for California Attorney General in 2010.[2][5] He is a former law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

During President Donald Trump's last efforts to block the certification of Joe Biden's Electoral College victory, Eastman told Vice President Mike Pence on January 5, 2021, that Pence had the constitutional authority to block the certification.[6][7] Pence did not accept Eastman's argument. Eastman also sent Republican senator Mike Lee a six-point plan of action for Pence to throw out the electors from seven states to keep Trump in power, which Lee rejected.[8]

On January 6, 2021, Eastman spoke at the White House Trump rally preceding the 2021 United States Capitol attack. He retired a week later from the Chapman faculty after controversy surrounding his speech.[9][10]

Eastman has since been criminally indicted, ordered inactive by the State Bar of California, and recommended for disbarment.[11][12] Eastman has lost eligibility to practice law in California state courts, pending his appeal of the state bar judge's ruling that recommended him for disbarment.[13][14][15] Eastman was one of the six alleged co-conspirators listed in the Justice Department's federal indictment of Trump.[16] On March 28, 2022, federal judge David O. Carter found Eastman, along with Trump, was more likely than not to have "dishonestly conspired to obstruct the joint session of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021".[17][18] In December 2022, the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack recommended Eastman be charged with obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the United States, along with Trump and potentially others.[19] In August 2023, he and eighteen other people were indicted in the prosecution related to the 2020 election in Georgia.[20][21] In April 2024, he and seventeen others were indicted in the prosecution related to the 2020 election in Arizona.[22][23][24]

  1. ^ Buncombe, Andrew (June 16, 2022). "Who is 'Coup Memo' author John Eastman and what role did he play in pushing Trump's plan to derail democracy?". Yahoo! News. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Dr. John Eastman". Faculty Profile. Chapman University. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "John C. Eastman". Conference on World Affairs. November 28, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  4. ^ Sani, Jasmin (December 10, 2020). "'This is not who we are': Chapman law professor represents Trump in Supreme Court". The Panther Newspaper.
  5. ^ "John Eastman for Attorney General". eastmanforag.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  6. ^ Stracqualursi, Veronica (October 30, 2021). "Washington Post: Trump lawyer John Eastman blamed Pence for January 6 violence by refusing to block 2020 election certification". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via CNN.
  7. ^ Blake, Aaron (October 30, 2021). "The most shocking new revelation about John Eastman - He and Trump were not just pressing forward despite the mob; they apparently were trying to leverage it". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  8. ^ Gangel, Jamie; Herb, Jeremy (September 20, 2021). "Memo shows Trump lawyer's six-step plan for Pence to overturn the election". CNN. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  9. ^ Agrawal, Nina; Ormsmeth, Matthew (January 14, 2021). "Chapman professor will retire after uproar over his speaking at Trump rally". Los Angeles Times.
  10. ^ Sloan, Karen (January 14, 2021). "Law Prof Who Spoke at White House Rally Abruptly Retires Amid Calls for His Firing". Law.com. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  11. ^ "License Status, Disciplinary and Administrative History". Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  12. ^ Brumback, Kate (August 23, 2023). "Attorney John Eastman surrenders on charges in Trump's Georgia 2020 election subversion case". AP News. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  13. ^ "Attorney Profile: John Charles Eastman #193726". Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  14. ^ Culliton, Kathleen. "John Eastman's law license yanked in California after judge recommends disbarment: report".
  15. ^ "Another One Bites the Dust: Trump 2020 Lawyer Officially Disbarred". The New Republic. April 4, 2024. John Eastman can no longer practice law.
  16. ^ Stabley, Justin (September 21, 2023). "What you need to know about John Eastman's 2020 election charges". PBS News Hour. PBS. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  17. ^ Broadwater, Luke; Feuer, Alan; Haberman, Maggie (March 28, 2022). "Federal Judge Finds Trump Most Likely Committed Crimes Over 2020 Election". The New York Times. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  18. ^ Polantz, Katelyn (March 22, 2022). "Judge: 'More likely than not' that Trump 'corruptly attempted' to block Congress from counting votes on January 6". CNN. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  19. ^ Mangan, Dan; Wilkie, Christina (December 19, 2022). "Jan. 6 committee sends DOJ historic criminal referral of Trump over Capitol riot". CNBC. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  20. ^ Cole, Devan; Murray, Sara; Morris, Jason; Cohen, Marshall (August 14, 2023). "Here are the names and titles of all 19 people charged in Georgia case". CNN. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  21. ^ "Attorney John Eastman surrenders to authorities on charges in Georgia 2020 election subversion case". AP News. August 22, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  22. ^ Billead, Jacques; Kelety, Josh; Cooper, Jonathan J. (April 24, 2024). "Arizona indicts 18 in election interference case, including Giuliani and Meadows". Associated Press. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  23. ^ Cite error: The named reference eastmanarrest was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  24. ^ Cite error: The named reference firstarraigned was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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