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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward and John Bowden

California state bar seeking to strip John Eastman’s law licence over Trump 2020 election lies

AP

John Eastman, who led Donald Trump’s legal bid to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, could be stripped of his licence to practise law after he was hit with 11 charges stemming from his efforts fuelled by the former president’s election lies.

The State Bar of California’s Chief Trial Counsel George Cardona announced the case against Mr Eastman on Thursday.

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