Eastman ultimately argued that Pence could cite the uncertified electors to declare the election in dispute. He could then either send the election to the House of Representatives or delay the certification of Joe Biden’s victory long enough to convince state lawmakers to act.
The select committee used Thursday’s 57-page filing to urge a federal judge to grant the panel access to 600 additional emails Eastman is shielding from investigators. Eastman claims the documents the committee wants are protected by attorney-client or attorney work-product privileges, but the select committee argued Thursday that Eastman has failed to back up that contention.
In the filing, authored by House counsel Doug Letter, the select committee pointed to emails between Eastman and prominent figures in Trump’s orbit — Rudy Giuliani, Steve Bannon, Boris Epshteyn and others — as they strategized to keep Trump in office...
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