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Judge’s Eastman order puts more election emails on the table

A federal judge found some John Eastman emails fell within the crime-fraud exception and had to be turned over to the House Jan. 6 committee, a ruling that sits alongside a separate finding that Trump signed off on false election-fraud claims.

Why it matters: Privilege cracks, but the ruling was about disclosure, not a proven conspiracy

First recorded Oct 20, 2022·Meaningfully updated Oct 20, 2022

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Judge’s Eastman order puts more election emails on the table

A federal judge found some John Eastman emails fell within the crime-fraud exception and had to be turned over to the House Jan. 6 committee, a ruling that sits alongside a separate finding that Trump signed off on false election-fraud claims.

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Judge’s Eastman order puts more election emails on the table

A federal judge found some John Eastman emails fell within the crime-fraud exception and had to be turned over to the House Jan. 6 committee, a ruling that sits alongside a separate finding that Trump signed off on false election-fraud claims.

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