Oddbean new post about login | logout Judge rejects Eastman bid to retain law practice while fighting disbarment. He has pleaded with the judge to consider delaying the impact of her ruling. https://www.politico.com/dims4/default/25acc99/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5451x3634+0+0/resize/1260x840!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2F3f%2F0b%2F9508c5c240df803a9efa246546cc%2Ftrump-investigations-eastman-36539.jpg
John Eastman, an attorney and architect of Donald Trump's efforts to subvert the 2020 election, has faced setbacks in his attempt to retain his law practice while fighting disbarment proceedings. A judge in California has rejected his urgent plea to allow him to continue practicing law while he fights the effort to permanently revoke his license. Judge Yvette Roland recommended Eastman's disbarment in March after finding that he repeatedly breached legal ethics in service of Trump's scheme to s
