A Wasilla lawmaker accused of violating the state constitution’s disloyalty clause over his membership in the far-right group Oath Keepers has not condemned the organization in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Wasilla Rep. David Eastman, right, confers with his lawyer Joe Miller during his trial to determine whether he is eligible to hold office, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022 in Palmer.
Eastman also said he doesn’t generally condemn individuals, including any of the 33 Oath Keepers who were charged following the attack on the Capitol, which coincided with the day Congress was certifying President Joe Biden’s win over the incumbent, former President Donald Trump. Eastman won reelection last month but Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna ordered the state not to certify the election until after this trial ends.
In another social media post nine days after the attack, Dudukgian said Eastman conflated the attack on the Capitol with election fraud. “No, actually, I think there were many courts that did not look at election fraud,” Eastman said. He later clarified the statement to say, “There were courts who were asked to look at election fraud and chose not to do so based on standing or some other technicality.”
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