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A Single Moment in 2010 Debate May Have Saved Kamala Harris
14 Years Ago,
a Debate Answer
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14 Years Ago, a Debate Answer May Have Saved Kamala Harris

Rival's answer in California attorney general's race turned into an effective ad in a tight campaign

(Newser) - As the Democratic convention opens on Monday, the New York Times looks back at a 47-second moment from back in 2010 that played a crucial role in Kamala Harris' political rise. It came during a debate between Harris and Steve Cooley in the race for California attorney general. Cooley, then...

Trump Legal Strategist Enters Plea in Arizona Case

John Eastman is the first defendant arraigned in state's fake elector case

(Newser) - Attorney John Eastman pleaded not guilty on Friday to conspiracy, fraud, and forgery charges over his role in the effort to overturn Donald Trump's loss in Arizona to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Eastman, who devised a strategy to try to persuade Congress not to certify the election,...

Judge Recommends Disbarring John Eastman

State Supreme Court will make final call on license of Trump's Jan. 6 strategist

(Newser) - A judge has recommended that John Eastman lose his California law license over his efforts to keep former President Trump in office after the 2020 election. Eastman, a former law school dean, faces 11 disciplinary charges in the state bar court stemming from his development of a legal strategy to...

Bad News for Former Trump Lawyer John Eastman

Calif. judge finds the alleged author of the Jan. 6 memo preliminarily culpable of misconduct

(Newser) - Multiple defendants have already made guilty pleas regarding the Georgia case that alleges former President Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election. There are quite a few stragglers who haven't yet been offered plea deals, including ex-Trump attorney John Eastman, who now finds himself getting some not-great news in...

In Rare Move, Thomas Recuses Himself From Case

Move comes as Supreme Court denies a request from John Eastman, a former Thomas clerk

(Newser) - Clarence Thomas took the rare step of recusing himself from a case on Monday, though it had nothing to do with his recent controversy of ties to high-powered conservative friends . Instead, the case involved former Donald Trump attorney John Eastman, who also formerly clerked for Thomas, reports the Hill . The...

Trump Attorney John Eastman Surrenders in Georgia

He is one of the 19 people accused there of trying to illegally overturn election results

(Newser) - John Eastman, the conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep Donald Trump in power, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday on charges in the Georgia case alleging an illegal plot to overturn the former president's 2020 election loss. Eastman was booked at the Fulton County jail before being...

19 Names, One Serious Charge in Common

Violation of Georgia's RICO Act carries a possible 20-year prison term

(Newser) - Former President Trump is, of course, the biggest name in the Georgia indictment , but the list of 18 others includes some that will ring familiar, particularly Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and John Eastman. One thing all 19 have in common: All face a single count of "violation of the...

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