Trump Had 1st Amendment Right to Probe 2020 Election Results, Georgia Co-Defendant Says

Right before he surrendered to the a county jail in Georgia, John Eastman laments “authoritarian moment” while speaking to more than 100 supporters at a private event at a ranch in Southern California on Aug. 19, 2023.

John Eastman attends a private event held at a ranch in northern Orange County, Calif., on Aug. 19, 2023. Brad Jones/The Epoch Times

BREA, Calif.—Indictments against former President Donald Trump and his attorneys and advisers for their actions regarding the 2020 elections are the United States’ “authoritarian moment,” according to embattled attorney John Eastman.

A former dean of Orange County’s Chapman University’s law school and former adviser to President Trump, Mr. Eastman is one of 18 co-defendants indicted with President Trump on Aug. 14 by a grand jury in Georgia over alleged efforts to dispute the results of the election in the state.