Column: January 6 Committee paints Chapman University’s former law dean’s theories as ‘insane,’ ‘crazy,’ ‘nutty’
John Eastman’s name appears 553 times in the“Fifth” — as in, “I’m invoking the Fifth Amendment right not to be compelled to be a witness against myself” — appears more than 200 times in theto the committee, though that does include a stirring speech by his lawyer on the virtues of the Fifth Amendment and the assertion that invoking the Fifth has been forced upon Eastman by the angry mobs mobilized against him.
In this Jan. 6, 2021 photo, Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier at the U.S. Capitol. Supreme Court Police join members of the National Guard near the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Washington as security is increased ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
Protesters attempt to enter the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Pro-Trump protesters entered the U.S. Capitol building after mass demonstrations in the nation’s capital during a joint session Congress to ratify President-elect Joe Biden’s 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. “Pursuant to statute, details of the investigation must remain confidential,” said Rick Coca, spokesman for the State Bar, by email.
His defenders have said that it was his job, as Trump’s attorney, to vigorously explore every avenue for his client. The J6 Committee dismisses that out of hand: It is, indeed, an attorney’s job to zealously advocate for a client — but that advocacy must be within the bounds of the law, and must not seek to subvert the law, the report asserts.
Vice President Mike Pence could kick back, or simply refuse to count, “contested” electoral votes for Joe Biden,The vice president’s attorneys, White House counsel and many others scoffed. The framers, with their obsession on check and balances, would never give so much power to one person, they argued. And imagine if the vice president truly had that authority! There would never be a transfer of power at all. Eternal one-party rule.have that power.
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