$2.3mm

https://apnews.com/article/mik...95d86ea6ca0f97742c3f

quote:

Originally posted by Mike Mitchell:
$2.3mm

https://apnews.com/article/mik...95d86ea6ca0f97742c3f

That’s all?

I'm sure that pathetic fool is hoping Trump can somehow save him.

linked article says the plaintiff's lawyer asked for $60mm+ but I guess the jury wasn't feeling it. Isn't pillow guy in bankruptcy anyway? Or, at least, his company is? I'm sure the judgment will be uncollectible anyway.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news...xzE?ocid=socialshare

'Misinformation and lies': Discredited MAGA lawyer’s troubles going from bad to worse
Story by Alex Henderson • 2h •
3 min read

Excerpt:

In an article published by Salon on June 18, Sarat and Goteiner explain, "Friday, June 13, was a truly unlucky day for John Eastman, a key architect of President Trump's plot to disrupt the results of the 2020 presidential election. A California appellate court, charged with reviewing recommendations to discipline lawyers in that state, affirmed the findings of a trial judge and recommended that Eastman 'be disbarred from the practice of law in California and that Eastman's name be stricken from the roll of attorneys.'"

Sarat and Goteiner continue, "The judges found that his work on the 2020 election case was shoddy and deceptive. 'Disbarment,' they said, 'is necessary to protect the public, the courts, and the legal profession.' For any lawyer, this is a professional death sentence. But the court's decision is not only a devastating blow to Eastman, but also, to the Trumpist myth that the 2020 presidential election was stolen…. The Eastman case demonstrates again that misinformation and lies collapse in a courtroom where facts and evidence rule "

In 2025, Eastman, Sarat and Goteiner observe, continues to claim that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump. And his problems, they point out, are bad news not only for Eastman, but also, for the MAGA legal movement in general.

"Eastman will likely appeal to the California Supreme Court and, if he loses there, eventually to the U.S. Supreme Court on First Amendment grounds," Sarat and Goteiner argue. "It is also possible that when the next Supreme Court vacancy occurs, Trump may nominate Eastman. After all, if we can have a convicted felon in the White House, why not a disbarred, but loyal, lawyer on the nation’s highest court? "

Never say never but I think even a republican controlled Senate is going to have a problem confirming Eastman for the SCOTUS. I'd also be surprised if trump has another chance at an appointment. At least not one that changes the current ideologic make-up of the court.