California Would Disbar Ted Cruz And 18 Attorneys General If It Could

According to the State Bar of California’s reasoning, Sen. Ted Cruz and Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, should be disbarred. filed Thursday’s action against John Eastman (ex-Trump campaign attorney). This is just one detail of the 35-page, 11 count disciplinary complaint yesterday that was made public in the latest lawfare attack upon attorneys who chose to represent Donald Trump. 

State Bar of California’s Chief Trial Counsel George Cardona announced on Thursday the filing of disciplinary charges against Eastman, allegedly arising from Eastman’s engagement “in a course of conduct to plan, promote, and assist then-President Trump in executing a strategy, unsupported by facts or law, to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election by obstructing the count of electoral votes of certain states.” Eastman was also mentioned in the press release about the disciplinary charges. “made false and misleading statements regarding purported election fraud,” This provoked a group to assault and enter the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

The eleven charges against Eastman are troubling. The State Bar of California proposed to discipline Eastman for giving legal analyses to Trump and speaking out about his views on the election. It even attempted to hold Eastman liable for any violence that occurred Jan. 6. The disciplinary complaint misrepresents many arguments Eastman and others made regarding the 2020 election. It falsely equates claims of violations of electoral law with fraud.

It is however count two of the disciplinary matter, which Eastman is charged with. “seeking to mislead a court,” That exposes California State Bar as a kangaroo Court.

“On or about December 7, 2020, the State of Texas filed a Motion for Leave to File Bill of Complaint in the United States Supreme Court, initiating the lawsuit Texas v. Pennsylvania,” The second count of the complaint against Eastman begins. The complaint explains that Texas argued for the defendants states of Pennsylvania (Georgia), Michigan (Michigan), and Wisconsin. “usurp[ed] their legislatures’ authority and unconstitutionally revised their States’ election statutes.” Texas applied to the Supreme Court for a remedy. “enjoin the use of unlawful election results without review and ratification by the Defendant States’ legislatures and remand to the Defendant States’ respective legislatures to appoint Presidential Electors in a manner consistent with the Electors Clause.”

Eastman sought to intervene on behalf Trump. Texas v. Pennsylvania Eastman in this case “expressly adopted the allegations contained in the Motion for Leave to File Bill of Complaint filed by Texas.” According to the California State Bar Eastman accepted the Texas allegations. “misl[ed] the Supreme Court by an artifice or false statement of fact or law,” in violation of California’s “Business and Professions Code” that governs attorneys’ conduct in the Golden State.

Under the California State Bar’s reasoning, then, Texas’ attorney general who filed the motion likewise “misled” The U.S. Supreme Court was represented by the attorneys general.