Trump lawyer Eastman sues Jan. 6 panel, Verizon to block release of phone records
John Eastman, a lawyer who worked with former President Trump in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election, has sued Verizon and the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol in an attempt to block the release of his phone records.
In a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Eastman alleges the committee subpoenaed Verizon “without prior notice” to him, adding the committee requested nine categories of data from his personal cellphone over a three month period.
“The Committee’s lack of validly appointed minority members or a validly appointed ‘ranking minority member’ makes such compliance impossible,” the suit says.
The lawsuit argues the committee’s subpoena of his cellphone records is invalid, saying, “the Committee is attempting to exercise a law enforcement function,” adding the subpoena infringed on attorney-client privileges, and “the subpoena was issued in violation of House Rules and the J6 Committee’s own authorizing resolution.”
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