Why John Eastman was much worse than just a bad lawyer
To the editor: Lawyer John Eastman, who faces disbarment in California over his effort to help former President Trump in overturning the 2020 election consequence, was characterised by an lawyer for former Vice President Mike Pence as a “serpent in Trump’s ear.”
This characterization, whereas appropriate, is deceptive.
It’s appropriate as a result of it precisely signifies that Eastman was giving Trump fallacious authorized info, and it’s affordable to consider that Eastman knew he was doing that.
Nevertheless it’s deceptive as a result of it implies that Trump was merely given unhealthy recommendation by a lawyer. The truth is that Trump was actively in search of such a “serpent” to provide him a justification, any justification, for stopping certification of Joe Biden because the winner of the 2020 presidential election.
Eastman and Trump acted as a pair of rattlesnakes and had been making an attempt to destroy our rule of regulation with their toxic venom. It’s applicable that Eastman is going through disbarment in California and that each he and Trump are going through prison prices in Georgia.
David Michels, Encino
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To the editor: The State Bar’s rushed try to disbar Eastman is a shameful kangaroo court docket.
Within the typical case the place civil or prison proceedings are pending referring to the bar prices, the bar delays the self-discipline till the court docket makes its resolution, notably the place there’s little or no danger of hurt to purchasers, and fifth Modification rights are at stake.
Why not right here? As a result of the bar continues to be embarrassed by the Tom Girardi matter. Now it desires to pose because the guardian of democracy in a case that’s 90% political, going after someone who’s a pariah of the native authorized institution.
This can be a piece of cake for the prosecution, which may simply latch onto U.S. District Decide David O. Carter’s “extra possible than not” prejudgment of Eastman’s guilt. It’s sufficient for the peculiar man to hope Eastman beats the rap and throws egg on their face, for the system’s sake.
Tom Weiss, Woodland Hills
The author is a lawyer.
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To the editor: I don’t know which is extra disconcerting — that Eastman was a regulation professor, or that he was the dean of the regulation faculty the place he taught.
What did he train his college students? I hope they’ll now look to him for example of what may occur when folks assume they’re above the regulation.
Eastman is now frightened about shedding his California regulation license. He must lose his regulation license, simply as a District of Columbia Bar panel really helpful for Rudy Giuliani.
Linda Shabsin, Diamond Bar
