The lawyer behind Trump's Jan. 6 attack
John Eastman was a veteran gadfly in Southern California legal circles. Then he met Donald Trump. Now, the Jan. 6 House committee wants him to talk.
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Show Notes
Before Jan. 6, 2021, John Eastman was known as a fringe figure in conservative circles. But now, Eastman’s not so fringe anymore.
A California-based federal judge said Trump probably committed felonies in connection with the events of that day. And he says that Eastman was the person Trump chose to find “a coup in search of a legal theory.”
Today, in the second part of a miniseries on the Jan. 6 investigation, we get into Eastman’s career — and what his emails and actions on Jan. 6 might mean for Trump’s future.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times Justice Department reporter Sarah D. Wire
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