State Bar & Bar Associations
Aug. 23, 2023
Eastman surrenders in Georgia, State Bar case to resume
“I am here today to surrender to an indictment that should never have been brought. It represents a crossing of the Rubicon for our country, implicating the fundamental First Amendment right to petition the government for redress of grievances,” the Anaheim-based attorney said in a statement issued at the time of his booking.
John C. Eastman, an Anaheim-based former attorney to then President Donald Trump, surrendered in Fulton County, Georgia on Tuesday, where he faces criminal charges accusing him of participating in a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
A California State Bar trial which could result in his disbarment was continued from Tuesday to Thursday to allow him to travel to Georgia.
Eastman had ...
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