John Eastman Asks for Delay in Disbarment Citing Hefty Legal Fees
Former Donald Trump lawyer John Eastman is asking a judge to pause his disbarment so he can continue to work and earn income as an attorney while legal fees mount in his criminal case connected to his attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 election.
Eastman on Wednesday filed a motion with the California State Bar Court requesting a stay of Judge Yvette Roland’s order issued last week which recommended that he be stripped of his law license. In her ruling, the judge found Eastman had breached professional ethics rules by pushing a “strategy to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election that lacked evidentiary or legal support.”
The final decision on his disbarment lies with the California Supreme Court. Before that happens, Eastman’s lawyers argued in their filing, Roland’s order should be stayed.