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Lead Trump lawyer formerly clerked for judge who dismissed his theory on Thursday

John Eastman sought a pardon after from President Trump after pushing a faulty proposal that Vice President Pence could overturn the election

WASHINGTON — When the House committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021, meets Thursday, the highest-ranking member of House leadership serving on the panel will be in an unusual position: praising a leader of the opposing party.

Panel’s third hearing will focus on efforts to pressure vice president into unilaterally rejecting electoral votes from swing states won by Joe Biden

Ex-president leaned on then vice-president to reject certified electors despite being told scheme was unlawful

J Michael Luttig is a retired federal judge who served on the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 1991 to 2006

For the first time in recent memory, we'll have a congressional hearing without even one obnoxious GOP grandstander

J. Michael Luttig is a judge lionized within the conservative legal movement.

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell thought the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol would finally vanquish former President Donald Trump, initially predicting that at least 17 Republican senators would vote to convict him in his impeachment trial, barring the former president from running again.