Arguments in a trial over Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman’s eligibility to hold office concluded Wednesday. An Anchorage Superior Court judge is expected to issue a ruling on an expedited basis.
for possible charges of obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the U.S.
“It was not a surprise to anybody what happened on Jan. 6 if they’d been following the statements of Rhodes and the Oath Keepers in the two months that preceded the events of that day,” Dudukgian said in his closing argument Wednesday. Joe Miller, the attorney representing Eastman, argued that even though several Oath Keepers were involved in the attack on the Capitol, that does not mean all members of the broader organization — Eastman among them — should be implicated.
Miller and the witnesses he called attempted to present the Oath Keepers as an organization primarily engaged in humanitarian efforts, portraying the violence perpetrated on Jan. 6 as an aberration. The Alaska Division of Elections is also named as a defendant in the trial for its decision not to disqualify Eastman from the 2022 ballot, instead leaving the decision on whether Eastman violated the disloyalty clause to the court. An attorney for the state argued the decision relates to “some of the most divisive political issues facing our nation” and should not be left to a nonpartisan state agency responsible for overseeing elections.
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