Exclusive: Trump considering lawyer who spoke at rally for impeachment defense - sources

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EXCLUSIVE: President Trump may hire a law professor, John Eastman, who spoke at his rally before the riot at the Capitol to help defend him in an impeachment trial over a charge that he incited the violence, according to sources karen_freifeld

FILE PHOTO: Law professor John Eastman, next to U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, gestures as he speaks while Trump supporters gather ahead of his speech to contest the certification by the U.S. Congress of the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo

Eastman, 60, who made unsubstantiated claims of election fraud at the rally, would neither confirm nor deny whether he will represent Trump, citing attorney-client privilege. The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday made Trump the first U.S. president to be impeached twice, charging him with inciting an insurrection as lawmakers sought to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the Nov. 3 election.

Faculty members and students, among others, subsequently called for Chapman to fire Eastman. In a statement on Wednesday, the university president said an agreement had been reached under which Eastman would immediately retire from Chapman. Trump was impeached by the Democratic-led House in 2019 on charges that he pressured Ukraine’s president to announce an investigation of his rival Biden, but was acquitted by the Republican-led Senate in February 2020.White House counsel Pat Cipollone, who helped lead the defense effort during the impeachment over Ukraine, is not expected to participate in the latest effort, according to one person familiar with the matter. Cipollone will leave his post on Jan. 20, when Biden becomes president.

 

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karen_freifeld John Eastman should definitely be indicted

karen_freifeld Where are all these cooks coming from and why can’t the read the tea leaves and rumps credit file HE DONT PAY HIS BILLS EVER

karen_freifeld How can he defend Trump, when he is just as guilty!!!

karen_freifeld If he's not arrested first

Bencjacobs karen_freifeld danielsgoldman ....I think you got this.

karen_freifeld I just read he’s not paying Rudy. And that man has been loyal😂

karen_freifeld There are few things lower than Whale Shit. I give you exhibit one.

karen_freifeld Hope he gets paid up front 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

karen_freifeld Yeah but will he pay him 🤔 😂😂😂😂

karen_freifeld Better Call Saul!

karen_freifeld He's not a Law Professor anymore, so he should have plenty of time for Trump. He's the one who advised Trump that the VP had the power to change electors, and give Trump the win. WRONG. He was fired.

karen_freifeld John, get your money up front.

karen_freifeld The dude looks like one of those crazy Danny DeVito characters.

karen_freifeld Recently fired from Chapman, Eastman?

karen_freifeld Hire = stiff.

karen_freifeld The law professor should face trial too. Just saying

karen_freifeld

karen_freifeld Another liar?

karen_freifeld For anyone who might otherwise have missed it: DrJohnEastman is the attorney who insisted to Trump that mikepence had the power to nullify the certification of Joe Biden's election win.

karen_freifeld He may actually be more stupid than Giuliani. So? Okay. Go for it.

karen_freifeld Boss Hog is still alive?

karen_freifeld An attorney may not represent a client in a case where the attorney may become a witness. If he was there, this Rule of Professional Conduct applies.

karen_freifeld The multiple sources of evidence will speak for itself, surely.

karen_freifeld *Former* law professor

karen_freifeld LMAO

karen_freifeld That’s just Rudy by another name, you can’t fool us

karen_freifeld he is done!

karen_freifeld you love to see it. Think of the ratings

karen_freifeld Yeah....another crazy bastard. 🙄

karen_freifeld He has no money, so...

karen_freifeld This guy?

karen_freifeld BREAKING: Trump refuses to pay John Eastman; Eastman starts GoFundMe.

karen_freifeld ChapmanU really?

karen_freifeld Because no sane person will.

karen_freifeld Rudy's brother? 😁 😁

karen_freifeld Oh goody, another nut.

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