Eastman, along with other Trump-aligned attorneys, pushed state legislatures to appoint pro-Trump presidential electors in a handful of states where Joe Biden was the certified winner.
Attorney John Eastman, an architect of former President Donald Trump’s bid to subvert the 2020 election and remain in office, appeared Wednesday before the Atlanta-area grand jury investigating that effort, his lawyers indicated.
Eastman’s counsel, Charles Burnham and Harvey Silvergate, indicated in a statement that Eastman pleaded the Fifth and asserted attorney-client privilege “where appropriate.”
“Out of respect for grand jury secrecy we will not disclose the substance of the questions or testimony,” the lawyers said.
Eastman is the latest member of Trump’s inner circle in the chaotic aftermath of the 2020 election to face questions from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for his role to overturn the election results in Georgia. Eastman, along with other Trump-aligned attorneys, pushed state legislatures to appoint pro-Trump presidential electors in a handful of states where Joe Biden was the certified winner, creating a conflict that they had hoped then-Vice President Mike Pence would resolve on Jan. 6 in Trump’s favor.
But no state legislatures followed suit, and instead Eastman and his allies helped assemble a group of GOP party officials and activists to pose as presidential electors and submit signed certificates to Congress. Pence ultimately rejected the push, despite withering pressure from Trump and his associates.
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NEW: Eastman's appearance before the Fulton County grand jury comes as DA Fani Willis has subpoenaed or hauled in numerous figures in Trump's inner circle.
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