Eastman, who was forced out of his position at Chapman University, is also under investigation by the California State Bar
, to turn over emails he allegedly wrote laying out the blueprint for Trump to overturn the election.“What the House Committee is saying is, ‘We have a lot of evidence. We’ve talked to a lot of people. We have a good faith belief that the former president and his attorney John Eastman engaged in a fraud or a crime to overturn the 2020 election.’ That means no attorney/client privilege. ‘Judge, please review and allow us to proceed.
The committee’s request to break the attorney/client privilege for the former president and his lawyer is highly unusual. “This is a big deal. I’m not aware of any other case where a House Committee has said, for instance, that what the former president has engaged in potentially gives rise to the crime of fraud exception. This shows that the House Committee, I think, is likely to refer criminal charges to the Department of Justice,” Levinson said.Congress cannot file criminal charges. So, if there is a referral, it will be up to the DOJ on whether to proceed with those charges.
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