Pro-Trump Lawyer Pleads Not Guilty to Felony Charges in Arizona Elector Case

Attorney John Eastman was indicted for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Arizona.
Pro-Trump Lawyer Pleads Not Guilty to Felony Charges in Arizona Elector Case
Attorney John Eastman, the architect of a legal strategy aimed at keeping former President Donald Trump in power, talks to reporters after a hearing in Los Angeles, June 20, 2023. Jae C. Hong, File/AP Photo
Jana J. Pruet
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Attorney John Eastman entered a plea of not guilty on Friday to conspiracy, fraud, and forgery charges for his alleged role in the effort to challenge the 2020 presidential election results.

Mr. Eastman, who is accused of devising a strategy to persuade Congress not to certify the election, was the first of 18 individuals charged in Arizona’s elector case to be arraigned.

Jana J. Pruet
Jana J. Pruet
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