{"id":2008273,"date":"2023-08-22T15:21:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T19:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-georgia-co-defendant-says-trump-had-first-amendment-right-to-probe-2020-election-results\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T15:22:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T19:22:42","slug":"trump-georgia-co-defendant-says-trump-had-first-amendment-right-to-probe-2020-election-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-georgia-co-defendant-says-trump-had-first-amendment-right-to-probe-2020-election-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Georgia co-defendant claims he had the right to investigate 2020 election results under the First Amendment."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-georgia-co-defendant-says-trump-had-first-amendment-right-to-probe-2020-election-results%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2008273&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Indictments Against Trump and Advisors: America&#8217;s &#8220;Authoritarian Moment&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>BREA, Calif.\u2014According to embattled attorney John Eastman, the indictments against former President Donald \u2064Trump, his attorneys, and advisors for questioning the \u2064results of\u200c the 2020 elections mark America&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-shapiros-civil-war\/\" title=\"Ben Shapiro\u2019s Civil War\">authoritarian moment<\/a>.&#8221; Mr. Eastman, a former dean of Orange County&#8217;s Chapman University&#8217;s law school and former advisor to Mr. Trump, is one of the 19 co-defendants indicted by a grand\u200c jury in Georgia over alleged efforts to dispute \u2062the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-going-on-minnesota-and-wisconsin-both-had-89-90-turnout-something-that-is-highly-unlikely\/\" title=\"What is Going On? Minnesota and Wisconsin BOTH had 89%-90% Turnout -- Something That Is Highly Unlikely\">election results<\/a> in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Fulton County \u2064District \u200bAttorney Fani Willis charged all 19 individuals, \u200cincluding Mr. \u2063Trump, with violating the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act \u200bin the\u200d indictment (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fultonclerk.org\/DocumentCenter\/View\/2077\/CRIMINAL-INDICTMENT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>).<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trump-co-defendants-booked-into-georgia-jail-former-president-expected-to-surrender-in-2-days-5478319\">2 Trump Co-defendants Surrender to Georgia Jail<\/a> &#8211; 8\/22\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trump-confirms-thursday-surrender-in-georgia-case-over-2020-elections-5478071\">Trump Confirms Thursday Surrender in Georgia Case Over 2020\u200c Election<\/a> \u200d- 8\/21\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mr. Eastman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trump-co-defendants-booked-into-georgia-jail-former-president-expected-to-surrender-in-2-days-5478319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">surrendered<\/a> to authorities on August 22 and\u200b was\u200b booked into a Fulton County\u200d jail. He dismissed the allegations, stating that he was exercising his constitutional rights to advocate for a review of the \u200belection results\u2063 based on reports of\u200d widespread fraud.<\/p>\n<p>During a \u2063private event in northern Orange County, Mr. Eastman addressed his supporters, saying, &#8220;An\u200b old professor of\u200c mine said at various points \u200bin\u200c your life if you realize\u200b you&#8217;re not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-georgia-co-defendant-says-trump-had-first-amendment-right-to-probe-2020-election-results\/\" title=\"Trump's Georgia co-defendant claims he had the right to investigate 2020 election results under the First Amendment.\">catching incoming flack<\/a>, it means you&#8217;re \u200cnot over the target. Now, I think I&#8217;m over the target.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As \u200can attorney, Mr. Eastman emphasized his duty to advocate for his client, Mr. Trump, \u200band his right to explore\u200c different legal scenarios to achieve \u2063his client&#8217;s goals. He criticized the government for dismissing any claims of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-real-clear-politics-say-they-never-called-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Real Clear Politics -- SAY THEY NEVER CALLED PENNSYLVANIA\">election fraud<\/a> and labeled\u200d the current\u200c situation\u2062 as an &#8220;authoritarian moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Disciplinary Hearing<\/h2>\n<p>In \u200dJanuary, the State Bar of California filed <a href=\"https:\/\/discipline.calbar.ca.gov\/portal\/DocumentViewer\/Index\/xv_FicSci6H9VoCsxKkcVVqIlxBVZgX1T4U7NWRSzvWtgW8H1kv4DPfgbBfHMGMod0MPwiqkG7yhlp42frDgZtjouvz-_10p41IMUugMBRY1?caseNum=SBC-23-O-30029&#038;docType=Initial%20Pleading%2FResponse&#038;docName=Notice%20of%20Disciplinary%20Charges&#038;eventName=Notice%20of%20Disciplinary%20Charges&#038;docTypeId=268&#038;isVersionId=False&#038;p=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disciplinary charges<\/a> \u200d against\u2064 Mr. Eastman, accusing him\u200d of 11 \u200dethics violations while advising President Trump.\u200c The allegations include \u200cfailure to support the \u200dConstitution and\u2064 laws of\u200c the United \u2063States and \u2062making \u200bfalse and misleading statements. Mr. Eastman responded \u200dto the charges, stating that the complaint was\u200c filled with distortions and falsehoods.<\/p>\n<h2>Cancel Culture<\/h2>\n<p>Mr. Eastman also expressed\u2064 his concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-i-got-a-covid-test-four-times-in-one-day-two-came-back-negative-two-came-back-positive-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Elon Musk: I Got A COVID Test Four Times In One Day. \u2018Two Came Back Negative, Two Came Back Positive.\u2019 | The Daily Wire\">cancel culture<\/a> and its impact on free speech. He highlighted the need to protect the \u2062First Amendment \u200band criticized the cancellation of individuals who speak up on important public issues.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of Mr. Eastman, including Deborah\u200d Pauly, president\u2063 of Conservative\u200d Patriots of \u2064Orange County, and Fran Klovstad, who hosted the event, expressed \u200dtheir worries about the future \u200cof America \u200dand their determination to\u200c fight against\u2062 cancel culture and defend\u2064 liberty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BREA, Calif.\u2014John Eastman, a former advisor to President Donald Trump and embattled attorney, claims that the indictments against Trump, his attorneys, and advisors for challenging the 2020 election results mark America&#8217;s &#8220;authoritarian moment.&#8221; Eastman, one of the 19 co-defendants indicted on Aug. 14, was a former dean at Chapman University&#8217;s law school in Orange County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":557,"featured_media":2008274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2008273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/557"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2008273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2008274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2008273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2008273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2008273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}