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Politics
Igor Derysh

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Eastman email evidence of likely crime - Caught on Camera

Donald Trump and John Eastman Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered conservative attorney John Eastman, who helped craft former President Donald Trump's strategy to overturn the election, to hand over more than 150 emails, including one that the judge said contains evidence of a likely crime.

U.S. District Court Judge David Carter ordered Eastman to turn over a batch of 159 documents sought by the Jan. 6 committee that were not protected by attorney-client privilege in a court ruling first reported by Politico.

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