John Eastman is Founding Director of the Claremont Institute’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence and Senior Fellow of the Claremont Institute. Eastman is best known as the champion of the legal scheme that directly resulted in the January 6, 2021 coup attempt. Leading up to the coup, Ginni Thomas exchanged emails with Eastman, a former Thomas clerk. In October 2023, Thomas recused from the Eastman Jan. 6 case, though he did not disclose the reason for recusal. Thomas did not recuse himself from litigation to allow the public to see communications with the White House, like Ginni’s texts, and was the sole dissent in that case allowing public access. He has also not recused in the cases asserting Trump is immune from prosecution or contending Trump is barred from office, despite Ginni Thomas’ role in trying to stop the 2020 election from being certified including her efforts to recruit false electors in Arizona and other states. Eastman has been indicted in Georgia on nine counts relating to his efforts to overturn Georgia’s election results on behalf of Trump.
John Eastman is Founding Director of the Claremont Institute’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence and Senior Fellow of the Claremont Institute. Eastman is best known as the champion of the legal scheme that directly resulted in the January 6, 2021 coup attempt. Leading up to the coup, Ginni Thomas exchanged emails with Eastman, a former Thomas clerk. In October 2023, Thomas recused from the Eastman Jan. 6 case, though he did not disclose the reason for recusal. Thomas did not recuse himself from litigation to allow the public to see communications with the White House, like Ginni’s texts, and was the sole dissent in that case allowing public access. He has also not recused in the cases asserting Trump is immune from prosecution or contending Trump is barred from office, despite Ginni Thomas’ role in trying to stop the 2020 election from being certified including her efforts to recruit false electors in Arizona and other states. Eastman has been indicted in Georgia on nine counts relating to his efforts to overturn Georgia’s election results on behalf of Trump.
