John Eastman is a conservative lawyer who began advising Donald Trump legally in August of 2020.(NPR, Shivaram) (California Court, p. 8)
False elector scheme involvement
He primarily is known for his creation of the False elector scheme with Chesebro for the 2020 United States presidential election, where the Vice President, Mike Pence, would take unitary action to help Trump claim victory.
(See False elector scheme)
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