Index/People/John C. Eastman

John C. Eastman

American law professor; legal and constitutional scholar

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Dec 1, 2025
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How many presidential pardons did Donald Trump grant by number and list of recipients?

Donald J. Trump’s second-term clemency record includes at least one mass pardon on Jan. 20, 2025 that covered “nearly 1,600” people tied to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol breach, and by November 2025 report...

Dec 11, 2025
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What evidence did the Jan. 6 committee present linking Trump to the Capitol riot?

The Jan. 6 House Select Committee produced an 845‑page final report and supporting materials — including more than 100 public transcripts, videos of nine televised hearings and 140,000 documents — and...

Nov 11, 2025
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What were the most controversial pardons issued by Donald Trump?

Donald Trump’s most controversial pardons clustered around three themes: clemency for January 6 defendants and allies who sought to overturn the 2020 election; pardons for political allies, donors, an...

Nov 17, 2025

what role did the wife of judgeclarence thomas play in the jan 6th riots

Reporting shows Virginia “Ginni” Thomas attended the Jan. 6, 2021 rally that preceded the Capitol attack, exchanged post‑election messages with Trump White House officials urging challenges to the 202...

Dec 2, 2025

Who were the most high-profile recipients of Trump's pardons and what were their convictions?

Donald Trump’s most high-profile clemency actions in 2025 include blanket pardons and mass grants for January 6 defendants (nearly 1,600 people), pardons of top allies who tried to overturn the 2020 e...

Nov 21, 2025

What evidence exists of fake GOP or Democratic electors in the 2020 and 2024 elections?

Investigations and reporting document that “fake” or “alternate” electors were organized in seven battleground states after the 2020 election and that dozens of people who signed or helped produce tho...

Nov 17, 2025

How have Clarence Thomas’s Supreme Court recusal decisions been affected by his wife’s political activities?

Justice Clarence Thomas has occasionally recused himself in matters tied to people who also interacted with his wife, Ginni Thomas — most prominently recusing in Eastman-related litigation connected t...

Nov 10, 2025

Who has President Trump pardoned from prison

President Donald J. Trump has issued clemency actions that include individual pardons and broad packages of pardons and commutations covering hundreds to thousands of people, notably participants in t...

Jan 18, 2026

What legal defenses did Trump use in response to allegations tied to his presidency?

Donald Trump’s legal playbook in response to allegations tied to his presidency combined procedural tactics to delay and shift venues, constitutional defenses (notably claims of presidential immunity ...

Jan 3, 2026

What evidence did the January 6 committee present linking Trump to an attempt to overturn the 2020 election?

The January 6 Select Committee compiled an 845‑page final report and public hearings that concluded Donald Trump led a “multi‑part conspiracy” to overturn the 2020 election, citing detailed documentar...

Dec 2, 2025

Which high-profile cases involving family or political allies received clemency from Trump?

President Trump’s second-term clemency actions have included mass pardons for roughly 1,500 people tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack and high‑profile individual grants such as private equity ex...

Nov 21, 2025

Fake GOP or Democratic electors in the 2020 and 2024 elections

A coordinated “fake electors” scheme in December 2020 involved 84 people across seven battleground states who signed certificates claiming Donald Trump had won those states (Arizona, Georgia, Michigan...

Nov 17, 2025

Which individuals and organizations have been indicted for funding or supporting January 6 organizers?

Reporting and public records show some high-profile indictments tied to planning, funding or legal support connected to January 6 — most prominently criminal charges against former President Donald Tr...

Nov 15, 2025

Which co-conspirators or associates were named or investigated in the 2019 federal indictment?

The 2019 federal indictment referenced by the user is not explicitly identified in the available search results; reporting in these sources centers mainly on the 2023–2025 indictments related to the p...

Nov 10, 2025

What were the most notable pardons granted by Donald Trump?

Donald J. Trump’s most notable pardons span two presidencies and include high-profile political allies, figures tied to attempts to overturn the 2020 election, celebrity and media personalities, and w...

Nov 10, 2025

What were the most controversial Trump pardons of inmates?

Donald Trump’s most controversial pardons centered on three clusters: high-profile law-enforcement and political allies (Joe Arpaio and similar figures), wealthy businessmen and donors (including tax-...

Oct 25, 2025

Pedesta plan in event that Trump did not leave office in 2020

A cluster of contemporaneous reporting and memos documented efforts by lawyers and advisers associated with President Trump to devise legal and political mechanisms for overturning or delaying the 202...