"Some say the U.S. Constitution is turning over in its grave. Trump's pardon of the man who critics dubbed the architect of a coup former Chapman University law dean John Eastman is just the latest example of how the rule of law doesn't rule much anymore, said critics who sink further into despair with each passing day. Eastman is not out of the legal woods more on that in a minute but his passionate defenders see this as vindication."
"And so Eastman joins the ranks of the (federally) absolved, along with the likes of David Dempsey, who viciously assaulted and injured police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, and Julian Khater, who pepper-sprayed officers and pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting police with a dangerous weapon. (These were not Subway sandwiches.) But Dempsey and Khater got their pardons long before Eastman did."
Trump granted a pardon to John Eastman, formerly Chapman University law dean, who has been accused of acting as an architect of a coup tied to January 6. Legal exposure for Eastman remains unresolved despite the pardon. Supporters have contributed nearly $1 million to cover his legal bills and have sometimes invoked religious rhetoric and apocalyptic language in his defense. Some donors praised Eastman as a patriot and referenced other legal dismissals. Other Jan. 6 defendants who committed assaults received pardons earlier. Eastman previously sought inclusion on an earlier pardon list and remains a polarizing legal figure.
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