The Supreme Court’s most controversial member on Monday recused himself from a decision on whether or not the court would hear an appeal from John Eastman, a former lawyer to Donald Trump now facing criminal indictment.
Mr Eastman, who faces several different legal battles all stemming in some way from his work for Mr Trump, had hoped the Supreme Court would overturn a decision by a judge in a lower court that forced him to hand over communications to the January 6 committee. The bipartisan panel of House lawmakers investigated the attack on the US Capitol throughout 2022, and made public messages that were obtained from Mr Eastman and other close allies of Donald Trump.
