Create account

Coverage dated August 30, 2022

Trump Attorney Eastman Pleads The 5th In Georgia Election Interference Probe

Headline from Forbes

Eastman had pushed the dubious legal theory that former Vice President Mike Pence could overturn Trump’s loss in the 2020 election.

Forbes's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Earlier updates in this story

Read the reports

Reports & sources

9 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    John Eastman pleads the Fifth in Georgia election probe (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Attorneys for the former Trump lawyer said they advised him to invoke attorney-client privilege and the Fifth Amendment before a special grand jury in Georgia.

  2. MyNorthwest

    Lawyers: Eastman advised to plead the Fifth in Georgia probe (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    ATLANTA (AP) -- Lawyers for John Eastman, a lead architect of some of Donald Trump's efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election, said Wednesday

  3. Forbes

    Trump Attorney Eastman Pleads The 5th In Georgia Election Interference Probe (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    Eastman had pushed the dubious legal theory that former Vice President Mike Pence could overturn Trump’s loss in the 2020 election.

  4. NBC Los Angeles

    Trump Lawyer John Eastman Takes Fifth Before Georgia Grand Jury in Election-Interference Probe (opens NBC Los Angeles)

    Published

    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Efforts by allies of Donald Trump to undo his election loss to President Joe Biden are the focus of a criminal probe in Georgia.

  5. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Lawyers: Trump lawyer Eastman advised to plead the Fifth in Georgia probe (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

    Published

    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Lawyers for John Eastman, a lead architect of some of Donald Trump's efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election, said Wednesday they advised their client to assert attorney-client privilege and invoke his constitutional right to remain silent when testifying before a special grand jury inves…

  6. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Trump Lawyer John Eastman Takes Fifth Before Georgia Grand Jury in Election Interference Probe (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Efforts by allies of Donald Trump to undo his election loss to President Joe Biden are the focus of a criminal probe in Georgia.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.