Court rules "more likely than not" that Trump conspired to commt a crime with Eastman
In a ruling released today, the court ordered that 91 of the 101 documents withheld from Congress by John Eastman must be turned over to the Jan 6 committee.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.841840/gov.uscourts.cacd.841840.260.0.pdf
While many of the documents were ruled as to not being covered by work privilege the court had to rule on whether the remaining 11 were protected by attorney client privilege or whether that privilege could be breached because they were produced in the furtherance of a crime.
The court reaches two conclusions that stand out.
After determining that obstructing the Joint Session of Congress was clearly a crime the court states:
And then in the determination of whether there was a conspiracy to obstruct Congress the court states:
While the standard of more likely than not is not a standard used to convict anyone in the US. It is a standard used to indict people.
Does this court ruling move us closer to an indictment of those pushing to have Pence overturn the election? It certainly raises some questions.
In a ruling released today, the court ordered that 91 of the 101 documents withheld from Congress by John Eastman must be turned over to the Jan 6 committee.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.841840/gov.uscourts.cacd.841840.260.0.pdf
While many of the documents were ruled as to not being covered by work privilege the court had to rule on whether the remaining 11 were protected by attorney client privilege or whether that privilege could be breached because they were produced in the furtherance of a crime.
The court reaches two conclusions that stand out.
After determining that obstructing the Joint Session of Congress was clearly a crime the court states:
Based on the evidence, the Court finds it more likely than not that President Trump
corruptly attempted to obstruct the Joint Session of Congress on January 6, 2021.
And then in the determination of whether there was a conspiracy to obstruct Congress the court states:
Based on the evidence, the Court finds that it is more likely than not that President
Trump and Dr. Eastman dishonestly conspired to obstruct the Joint Session of Congress on
January 6, 2021.
While the standard of more likely than not is not a standard used to convict anyone in the US. It is a standard used to indict people.
Does this court ruling move us closer to an indictment of those pushing to have Pence overturn the election? It certainly raises some questions.
