Republican Rep. David Eastman is at the center of a trial that began Tuesday to determine whether his membership in the far-right Oath Keepers bars him from holding public office.
of committing seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. While members of the Legislature considered taking action against Eastman after the news about his membership in the group broke, they ultimately decided against it.
“We’re here for a historic trial,” said Dudukgian in his opening statement. “There are only two elements that we need to prove to win the case. The first element is that Rep. Eastman aids or belongs to the Oath Keepers. The second element is that the Oath Keepers advocate concrete action to overthrow the U.S. government or has actually engaged in such conduct.
Joe Miller, the attorney representing Eastman, did not make an opening statement. In his cross-examination of Lewis, Miller said that Stewart Rhodes’ actions are separate from those of the Oath Keepers organization and its other members. Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers, was convicted last month of seditious conspiracy. Miller went on to argue that only a small fraction of Oath Keepers members have been charged with breaking the law in relation to the events of Jan. 6, 2021.
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