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Coverage dated April 18, 2022

John Eastman blocking 3,200 Trump-related documents from House January 6 committee

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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice John Eastman, a far-right lawyer for then-President Donald Trump who wanted to block his electoral loss in 2020, is still withholding about 3,200 documents from the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, according to a new…

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  1. Local News 8

    John Eastman blocking 3,200 Trump-related documents from House January 6 committee (opens Local News 8)

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    By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice John Eastman, a far-right lawyer for then-President Donald Trump who wanted to block his electoral loss in 2020, is still withholding about 3,200 documents from the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, according to a new…

  2. Washington Examiner

    John Eastman seeks to block Jan. 6 committee from getting 36,000 pages of emails (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Trump-linked lawyer John Eastman is attempting to prevent the House committee investigating the Capitol riot from getting its hands on over 3,200 documents that detail his work for the former president.

  3. CNN

    John Eastman blocking 36,000-plus pages of Trump-related emails from House January 6 committee (opens CNN)

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    John Eastman, a far-right lawyer for then-President Donald Trump who wanted to block his electoral loss in 2020, is still withholding about 3,200 documents from the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, according to a new court filing this week.

  4. Insider

    Trump lawyer John Eastman is refusing to hand over 37,000 pages of emails to the Capitol-riot committee, report says (opens Insider)

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    Eastman, who wrote a memo on how to overturn the 2020 vote for Trump, is involved in a protracted battle with the House Jan. 6 committee over emails.

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