Opinion by Greg Sargent: What the fate of the lawyer behind Donald Trump's insurrection says about elite impunity.
If Eastman is disbarred for that charge, it would be genuinely novel. When fellow coup-plotter Rudy Giuliani had his law license suspended in New York last year, it wasof making false statements as a lawyer. Eastman, by contrast, would be sanctioned for corrupting the law to try to subvert our constitutional order and help usurp the presidency.
You’ve heard of “mob lawyers.” Well, the Trump era has brought us the “coup lawyer,” which calls for a new kind of disciplinary response. The glaring need for this was driven home during Eastman’s bar hearing this week. In a dramatic moment, lawyer Greg Jacob — who advised Pence to resist pressure from Trump to halt the electoral count —
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