Coverage dated May 19, 2022

Right-wing attorney who challenged election results says Trump wrote him handwritten notes

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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Right-wing attorney John Eastman revealed in a late-night court filing that he was in touch directly with then-President Donald Trump about plans to overturn the 2020 election, which included receiving Trump’s handwritten notes.

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Right-wing attorney who challenged election results says Trump wrote him handwritten notes (opens Local News 8)
Published May 19, 2022
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Right-wing attorney John Eastman revealed in a late-night court filing that he was in touch directly with then-President Donald Trump about plans to overturn the 2020 election, which included receiving Trump’s handwritten notes.
Newsweek
Trump drafted two handwritten notes in effort to overturn election results (opens Newsweek)
Published May 19, 2022
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The notes are among over 100 documents attorney John Eastman is trying to keep from the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot.
KEYT Santa Barbara
Right-wing attorney who challenged election results says Trump wrote him handwritten notes | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)
Published May 19, 2022
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Right-wing attorney John Eastman revealed in a late-night court filing that he was in touch directly

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