John Eastman may have blown up privilege to avoid testifying about Trump

By Daniel Chaitin

Published November 10, 2021 1:46am ET

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John Eastman may have blown up privilege to avoid testifying about Trump — John Eastman testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 16, 2017, at a House Justice subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet hearing on restructuring the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. | (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

A conservative lawyer subpoenaed by the Capitol riot investigators may have set himself up to lose any claim of privilege.

John Eastman, who wrote legal memos outlining ways former Vice President Mike Pence could try to overturn the 2020 election, made an admission months ago that could debilitate any argument to keep his conversations with former President Donald Trump confidential.

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