John Eastman vs. the Eastman Memo

In extensive conversations with NR, the Trump legal adviser behind a fiercely disputed memo advising Pence to reject Biden electors claims it doesn’t reflect his own views.

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Attorney John Eastman (left) speaks next to Then-President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani in Washington, D.C., January 6, 2021.

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On January 6, President Donald Trump took the stage at the “Save America Rally” near the White House where he spoke for more than an hour about how the worst political crime in history was about to be carried out down the street inside the U.S. Capitol.

But the fight wasn’t over, Trump insisted, as he told the crowd that one man — Vice President Mike Pence — had the power to “stop the steal.”

John McCormack

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John McCormack

John McCormack is a former Washington correspondent for National Review and was a fellow at the National Review Institute.

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