In a court statement, John Eastman said federal agents approached him on the night of June 22. The details of the alleged incident were contained in a court file, in which the 62-year-old was trying to recover the property. Video of the incident shows federal agents stopping Mr Eastman, with the lawyer placing his hands over his head. “On the night of June 22, 2022, federal agents issued a search warrant on movant while movant was leaving a restaurant,” the statement said. “Movant asked to see the warrant, but the enforcement officer refused. Movad was horrified. Movant’s phone — an iPhone Pro 12 — was confiscated. “ He added: “Movant had to provide biometric data to open the phone in question. “Movant did not receive a copy of the warrant until after his phone was confiscated, and even then, he was given only a copy of the search warrant but not the affidavit referred to therein.” About six federal investigators approached the right-wing lawyer in New Mexico as he walked out of a restaurant after dinner with his wife and a friend, according to court records first reported by CNN. Agents were able to access Mr Eastman’s email accounts on his iPhone 12 Pro, the records said. Eastman, once a law professor at the small Chapman University in Orange County, California, is said to have been a staunch supporter of Trump’s efforts to maintain victory despite losing to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Hannity says Jan. 6 hearing makes Trump ‘good’ In the days after his loss, and as he became more desperate to turn things around, Mr. Trump invited Eastman to visit him at the Oval Office and explain his theory of how a winner could emerge. His theory, as outlined in a series of memoirs – later described by some critics as a “coup note” and based on his alternative reading of the 12th Amendment to the Constitution – suggested that the Vice President was the absolute arbiter in cases of disagreement. results and could oversee the nomination of alternative voters in favor of Trump by states where Biden had won. Working in a room at the Willard Hotel in Washington DC, Eastman and others convinced Trump and some of his close associates that even at this late, slow stage he could retain the presidency. Mr. Eastman was later found addressing the so-called Stop the Steal rally in Washington on the morning of January 6th. “And all we’re asking of Vice President Pence this afternoon is 1 p.m. . “or not,” he said. Anyway, Pence disagreed and his staff told Eastman he was wrong. White House attorney Eric Hersman told a panel investigating the Jan. 6 attacks last week that “it’s out of your mind.” The commission also played a video of Mr Eastman’s testimony being questioned by investigators on Jan. 6, repeatedly citing the Fifth Amendment, to avoid being potentially convicted. In addition, the committee heard that Mr. Eastman was among Trump’s supporters who apologized to the president. It was not given to him. The search and seizure of Mr. Eastman’s phone came on the same day that federal agents raided the home of Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department attorney who favored Trump election fraud.
