Not by a LONG SHOT:

Jan. 6 committee says Trump violated multiple laws in effort to overturn election

In a major release of the panel’s findings, including excerpts of nearly
a dozen depositions from top aides to Trump and former Vice President
Mike Pence, the committee described a president who had been informed repeatedly that he lost the election and that his claims of fraud were unfounded — only to reject them and continue to mislead the American public.

He then pushed top advisers to continue strategizing ways to overturn
the election results.

The panel released its findings as part of a legal push to force John
Eastman, an attorney who was a key driver of Trump’s strategy to subvert
the 2020 election, to produce crucial emails tying together elements of
the scheme they described. The panel revealed testimony that offered a
detailed account of Eastman’s efforts to provide a legal strategy that
would justify ordering Pence to overturn the election single-handedly
when he presided over Congress’ electoral-vote-counting session on Jan.
6, 2021.

Eastman, however, didn’t relent even after a violent mob — egged on by Trump — stormed the Capitol and sent Pence and Congress fleeing for
safety. Eastman continued to press Pence to overturn the election.

“Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege,” Pence counsel Greg
Jacob emailed Eastman, along with a lengthy refutation of his argument.

“The ‘siege’ is because YOU and your boss did not do what was necessary to allow this to be aired in a public way so the American people can see
for themselves what happened,” Eastman replied, according to emails
obtained by the panel.

Even after this exchange, Eastman made one final plea to convince Pence
to stop the counting of electoral votes, acknowledging it would amount
to a “relatively minor” violation of the federal law known as the
Electoral Count Act.

“Plaintiff knew what he was proposing would violate the law, but he nonetheless urged the Vice President to take those actions,” the
committee wrote in its filings.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/02/jan6-trump-obstruction-justice-00013440

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On 3/2/2022 7:07 PM, kmiller wrote:

Not by a LONG SHOT:

Jan. 6 committee says Trump violated multiple laws in effort to overturn election

In a major release of the panel’s findings, including excerpts of nearly
a dozen depositions from top aides to Trump and former Vice President
Mike Pence, the committee described a president who had been informed repeatedly that he lost the election and that his claims of fraud were unfounded — only to reject them and continue to mislead the American public.

He then pushed top advisers to continue strategizing ways to overturn
the election results.

The panel released its findings as part of a legal push to force John Eastman, an attorney who was a key driver of Trump’s strategy to subvert the 2020 election, to produce crucial emails tying together elements of
the scheme they described. The panel revealed testimony that offered a detailed account of Eastman’s efforts to provide a legal strategy that would justify ordering Pence to overturn the election single-handedly
when he presided over Congress’ electoral-vote-counting session on Jan.
6, 2021.

Eastman, however, didn’t relent even after a violent mob — egged on by Trump — stormed the Capitol and sent Pence and Congress fleeing for
safety. Eastman continued to press Pence to overturn the election.

“Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege,” Pence counsel Greg Jacob emailed Eastman, along with a lengthy refutation of his argument.

“The ‘siege’ is because YOU and your boss did not do what was necessary to allow this to be aired in a public way so the American people can see
for themselves what happened,” Eastman replied, according to emails obtained by the panel.

Even after this exchange, Eastman made one final plea to convince Pence
to stop the counting of electoral votes, acknowledging it would amount
to a “relatively minor” violation of the federal law known as the Electoral Count Act.

“Plaintiff knew what he was proposing would violate the law, but he nonetheless urged the Vice President to take those actions,” the
committee wrote in its filings.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/02/jan6-trump-obstruction-justice-00013440

Cool, and this is just the first official installment. My
favorite part comes right after that stuff.

"The select committee revealed its evidence as part of a bid to convince
a federal judge to require Eastman to provide more of his own emails —
held by his former employer Chapman University — to congressional investigators. Eastman sued to block the panel from accessing his
Chapman emails, claiming they would reveal records protected by
attorney-client privilege.

But the panel’s emphasis on potential crimes may convince U.S. District
Court Judge David Carter — who has repeatedly ruled against Eastman —
that none of Eastman’s records are protected by privilege."

The classic problem with attorney-client privilege is that it
doesn't apply when your attorney is involved in your crimes with you.
The idiot may have found his attorney by looking under "Better Call Saul".

TB

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