Donald Trump’s crappy week just took a turn for the worse
documents filed yesterday.The filing was made in an attempt to persuade a judge to force Eastman to release hundreds of emails that he exchanged with Trump.
Eastman has declined to release them, citing attorney-client privilege.This privilege can be overturned if it can be shown the emails show communication about ongoing or future crime, or fraudulent activity. Related: Is Ivanka Trump preparing to flip on her dad?
Sorta kinda looks like it…The 61-page filing says, “Evidence and information available to the Committee establishes a good-faith belief that Mr.
Trump and others may have engaged in criminal and/or fraudulent acts, and that Plaintiff’s legal assistance was used in furtherance of those activities.”It basically goes on to allege that Eastman and Trump discussed plans to pressure former Vice President Mike Pence to invalidate the election—something Pence was not legally allowed to do.It also says Trump was repeatedly told by advisers that he had lost the election, yet he persisted in pushing the line that it had been stolen.It should be noted that neither Trump nor Eastman have been accused of any crime by federal or state prosecutors.
