His GiveSendGo page<\/a> \u2014 where he details his personal stations of the cross and has raked in over a million from the faithful \u2014 describes the attorney discipline proceedings as \u201cmy own Triduum.\u201d<\/p>\n On Wednesday, the betrayal was complete. The Pharisees, AKA the California Supreme Court, upheld<\/a> Judge Roland\u2019s findings. Eastman\u2019s name has been stricken from the roll of attorneys, effective immediately. He\u2019s also been hit with a $5,000 sanction, which seems like something of a rounding error given the fundraising, but fine.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile it may seem a little heavy-handed to compare the work of Eastman and others to the passion and death of Jesus Christ, a little reflection can make clear the connections,\u201d the Eastman kids insist. \u201cJesus was betrayed and unjustly condemned because he preached a gospel message that was contrary to the desires of the ruling class of his time. Eastman has been betrayed and indicted for speaking up about election illegality and fraud, contrary to the desires of the political establishment and the mainstream media.\u201d<\/p>\n Not exactly<\/em>.<\/p>\n Their sainted papa didn\u2019t just push an aggressive-but-arguably-defensible legal theory and lose. He peddled legal arguments he knew with certainty would not hold up under scrutiny, conceding to Mike Pence\u2019s legal advisor Greg Jacob that, were the scheme to reach the Supreme Court, it would fail 9-0. And he took pains to ensure that they never got anywhere near a federal judge. <\/p>\n \u201cThe main thing here is that Pence should do this without asking for permission \u2013 either from a vote of the joint session or from the Court,\u201d he wrote in one of his infamous memos. Even after rioters had overrun the Capitol, delaying certification of Biden\u2019s win, Eastman urged that Pence should stay the proceedings, for \u201cone more relatively minor violation\u201d of the Electoral Count Act.<\/p>\n Judge David Carter called<\/a> Eastman\u2019s counsel \u201ca coup in search of a legal theory\u201d and abrogated attorney-client privilege under the crime-fraud exception.<\/p>\n And yet, Eastman cries that he is a poor victim of the evil, woke elite.<\/p>\n \u201cThis partisan weaponization of the bar disciplinary process\u2013not just against me but hundreds of others, including current Department of Justice lawyers, is a serious threat to the legal profession, because one of its very purposes is to discourage other lawyers from taking on controversial causes or clients \u2014 controversial to the leftist\/Marxist elites, that is,\u201d he insists<\/a>, vigorously shaking his tin cup. \u201cFiling a cert petition with the U.S. Supreme Court and then, hopefully, getting a chance to have the case heard on the merits, is going to be expensive, perhaps $1\/4 million or more.\u201d [sic, and lolwut?]<\/p>\n “Denied; disbarred.” With that cursory ruling, the Cal. S.Ct declined to take my case despite clear First Amendment violations. So Bar Court disbarment recommendation now takes effect. We will appeal to U.S. S.Ct. Costly, but important. Please help here. https:\/\/t.co\/XgROh6CLs4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 John Eastman (@DrJohnEastman) April 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Oh, dear! What will poor John Eastman do with only an endless stream of FedSoc events, podcasts, wingnut welfare fellowships, and Ginny Thomas speaking gigs<\/a> to sustain him? <\/p>\n Naturally, Jeff \u201cthe Oil Spill\u201d Clark has thoughts.<\/p>\n \u201cHe did what lawyers are supposed to do \u2014 represent disfavored individuals,\u201d Clark tweeted<\/a>. \u201cAnd make no mistake, the elites, especially in bar apparatuses, disfavor and hate President Trump and anyone associated with him with a burning passion.\u201d<\/p>\n Clark, an extremely non<\/em>-elite graduate of Harvard and Georgetown, served as head of the DOJ\u2019s Civil Division in the aftermath of the 2020 election. He urged his colleagues to send letters to swing state legislatures falsely claiming to have found evidence of vote fraud, and he\u2019s been fighting his own disbarment proceedings in DC for two years now. Send cash<\/a>!<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Eastman vows to appeal to the Supreme Court, where his onetime boss, Justice Thomas, may be able to do him a solid. Blessed are the martyrs, for they shall inherit the cert petition.<\/p>\n Liz Dye<\/a>\u00a0produces the Law and Chaos\u00a0Substack\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0You can subscribe by clicking the logo:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The post John Eastman Is The Most Persecuted Man Since Jesus \u2014\u00a0Just Ask Him, He\u2019ll Tell You!<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n John Eastman is in his martyr era. <\/p>\n Two years ago, California Bar Court Judge Yvette Roland recommended<\/a> he be disbarred for his role in the plot to overturn the 2020 election. Eastman\u2019s adult children responded with a hilariously over-the-top screed<\/a> in Glenn Beck\u2019s The Blaze<\/em> comparing<\/a> their father to Jesus on the cross, with the Roland cast as Judas Iscariot. <\/p>\n His GiveSendGo page<\/a> \u2014 where he details his personal stations of the cross and has raked in over a million from the faithful \u2014 describes the attorney discipline proceedings as \u201cmy own Triduum.\u201d<\/p>\n On Wednesday, the betrayal was complete. The Pharisees, AKA the California Supreme Court, Judge Roland\u2019s findings. Eastman\u2019s name has been stricken from the roll of attorneys, effective immediately. He\u2019s also been hit with a $5,000 sanction, which seems like something of a rounding error given the fundraising, but fine.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile it may seem a little heavy-handed to compare the work of Eastman and others to the passion and death of Jesus Christ, a little reflection can make clear the connections,\u201d the Eastman kids insist. \u201cJesus was betrayed and unjustly condemned because he preached a gospel message that was contrary to the desires of the ruling class of his time. Eastman has been betrayed and indicted for speaking up about election illegality and fraud, contrary to the desires of the political establishment and the mainstream media.\u201d<\/p>\n Not exactly<\/em>.<\/p>\n Their sainted papa didn\u2019t just push an aggressive-but-arguably-defensible legal theory and lose. He peddled legal arguments he knew with certainty would not hold up under scrutiny, conceding to Mike Pence\u2019s legal advisor Greg Jacob that, were the scheme to reach the Supreme Court, it would fail 9-0. And he took pains to ensure that they never got anywhere near a federal judge. <\/p>\n \u201cThe main thing here is that Pence should do this without asking for permission \u2013 either from a vote of the joint session or from the Court,\u201d he wrote in one of his infamous memos. Even after rioters had overrun the Capitol, delaying certification of Biden\u2019s win, Eastman urged that Pence should stay the proceedings, for \u201cone more relatively minor violation\u201d of the Electoral Count Act.<\/p>\n Judge David Carter called<\/a> Eastman\u2019s counsel \u201ca coup in search of a legal theory\u201d and abrogated attorney-client privilege under the crime-fraud exception.<\/p>\n And yet, Eastman cries that he is a poor victim of the evil, woke elite.<\/p>\n \u201cThis partisan weaponization of the bar disciplinary process\u2013not just against me but hundreds of others, including current Department of Justice lawyers, is a serious threat to the legal profession, because one of its very purposes is to discourage other lawyers from taking on controversial causes or clients \u2014 controversial to the leftist\/Marxist elites, that is,\u201d he insists<\/a>, vigorously shaking his tin cup. \u201cFiling a cert petition with the U.S. Supreme Court and then, hopefully, getting a chance to have the case heard on the merits, is going to be expensive, perhaps $1\/4 million or more.\u201d [sic, and lolwut?]<\/p>\n Oh, dear! What will poor John Eastman do with only an endless stream of FedSoc events, podcasts, wingnut welfare fellowships, and Ginny Thomas speaking gigs<\/a> to sustain him? <\/p>\n Naturally, Jeff \u201cthe Oil Spill\u201d Clark has thoughts.<\/p>\n \u201cHe did what lawyers are supposed to do \u2014 represent disfavored individuals,\u201d Clark tweeted<\/a>. \u201cAnd make no mistake, the elites, especially in bar apparatuses, disfavor and hate President Trump and anyone associated with him with a burning passion.\u201d<\/p>\n Clark, an extremely non<\/em>-elite graduate of Harvard and Georgetown, served as head of the DOJ\u2019s Civil Division in the aftermath of the 2020 election. He urged his colleagues to send letters to swing state legislatures falsely claiming to have found evidence of vote fraud, and he\u2019s been fighting his own disbarment proceedings in DC for two years now. Send cash<\/a>!<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Eastman vows to appeal to the Supreme Court, where his onetime boss, Justice Thomas, may be able to do him a solid. Blessed are the martyrs, for they shall inherit the cert petition.<\/p>\n Liz Dye<\/a>\u00a0produces the Law and Chaos\u00a0Substack\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0You can subscribe by clicking the logo:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n John Eastman is in his martyr era. Two years ago, California Bar Court Judge Yvette Roland recommended he be disbarred for his role in the plot to overturn the 2020 election. 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