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By: Real America News Updated 28 Sea 2022, 13: 20 pm EDT
By attempting to obstruct the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s election victory, former President Donald Trump likely broke the law, indicates a California judge, for which he asks to investigate further.
Judge David Carter, of the Central District in California, reviewed more than 100 emails from attorney John Eastman, an ally of the former president, and considered that Had their intended plan worked, that would have “permanently put an end to the peaceful transition of power, undermining American democracy and the Constitution.”
Eastman, who practices in California, is one of the key figures in the investigation led by the January 6 Select Committee in the House of Representatives on the invasion of the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Given his findings, the judge indicates that a thorough investigation should be carried out .
“If the country does not commit to investigate and hold accountable those responsible, the Court fears that on January 6 repeat”, he said.
Between January 4 and 7, Eastman and former President Trump would have exchanged emails, where the lawyer would have expressed legal arguments used to ask former Vice President Mike Pence to unilaterally reject the votes of the Electoral College, considering who had the authority to do so.
However, Pence did not accept that advice, despite pressure from former President Biden, who ended up criticizing him severely.
Eastman attempted to obstruct the efforts of the Congressional Committee to review more than 100 emails involving him, noting attorney-client privileges.