US EditionCalifornia judge denies Eastman request to postpone disbarment litigation
- John Eastman, former legal adviser to Donald Trump, has been denied a request to postpone his professional misconduct trial by a California state bar court judge.
- The judge stated that Eastman had already waived his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination by testifying for over eight hours in the state bar case regarding the 2020 presidential election.
- The events surrounding the election, which are being examined in Eastman's state bar case, also form the basis for election interference charges he faces in Fulton County, Georgia.
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California judge rejects Eastman motion to postpone disbarment hearing
John Eastman, an attorney indicted with former President Donald Trump, makes a statement to media outside the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, where he was booked on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) Arvin Temkar/AP California judge rejects Eastman motion to postpone disbarment hearing Misty Severi August 26, 11:36 AM August 26, 11:36 AM Video Embed A California jud…
California judge denies Eastman request to postpone disbarment litigation
Former attorney to former President Trump, John Eastman cannot postpone his California disbarment trial, a judge ruled Friday. Eastman argued that his status as an unindicted co-conspirator in the federal election fraud case against Trump, and as a defendant in the sweeping Georgia election fraud racketeering case would complicate the disbarment hearing, as he could…
Eastman Can't Delay Calif. Disbarment Trial Or DQ Expert - Law360 Pulse
Embattled attorney John Eastman suffered a pair of setbacks at his California disbarment trial Friday as the judge overseeing the case denied his requests to delay the proceedings due to his criminal indictment in Georgia and to disqualify a legal scholar's testimony that is highly critical of Eastman's legal theories.
State Bar Court Judge Rejects Eastman Request to Postpone Misconduct Trial
By denying abatement of this proceeding California licensed attorneys will acquire a better understanding of their ethical obligations and the members of the public will be better served and protected by the resolution of this case Judge Yvette Roland wrote.
California judge shoots down Eastman bid to postpone disbarment proceedings
Attorney John Eastman, an architect of Donald Trump’s last-ditch bid to subvert the 2020 election, may not postpone his ongoing disbarment hearings just because he’s been indicted in Georgia, a California judge ruled Friday. Yvette Roland, a judge on the California State Bar Court, said Eastman had effectively waived any rights against self-incrimination by taking the stand in his disbarment proceedings in June — even though he knew he could be …
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