Seems like the bigger piece here is that he clerked for Thomas. Nothing to do with the Trump stuff
I think an even bigger headline is that Thomas actually seems to be aware of the concept "conflict of interest in the supreme court"
I think it's still surprising he recused himself regardless of why, he's never cared about ethics before and his attitude has always been "so? What are you going to do about it?" every other time there was a conflict of interest.
Eastman has a long background in conservative law, having clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in the late 1990s and was a chairman in the Federalist Society. He worked at a law firm in California before leaving to teach at Chapman University, where he also served as dean, but left shortly after addressing the "Save America" rally before the attack on the Capitol.
Still, I picture him looking in the mirror, saying "ThERe LIbEraLs, I rECused mySeLF!"
Seems like the bigger piece here is that he clerked for Thomas. Nothing to do with the Trump stuff
I think an even bigger headline is that Thomas actually seems to be aware of the concept "conflict of interest in the supreme court"
I think it's still surprising he recused himself regardless of why, he's never cared about ethics before and his attitude has always been "so? What are you going to do about it?" every other time there was a conflict of interest.
More info on John Eastman from a 2022 NPR article.
Still, I picture him looking in the mirror, saying "ThERe LIbEraLs, I rECused mySeLF!"