Federal judge orders John Eastman to detail legal work for Trump

 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/14/john-eastman-jan-6-investigation-00008560

Eastman has tried to withhold the emails, held by his former employer Chapman University, by citing attorney-client and attorney work-product privileges.

Eastman became a central player in developing Trump’s legal strategy to pressure Vice President Mike Pence to unilaterally overturn the 2020 election on Jan. 6, 2021. Pence, who presided over a joint session of Congress that day required to finalize Joe Biden’s victory, ultimately refused to go along, despite pressure from Trump and his allies. But his decision inflamed a pro-Trump mob that had encircled the Capitol and preceded a violent breach that threatened the transfer of power.

Letter noted that Eastman has publicly described himself as Trump’s lawyer but has not specified whether the relationship was ever formalized by a retainer agreement or whether Eastman represented Trump himself, the presidency or the Trump campaign — or some combination. The answer could bear on which documents could be construed as legitimately privileged.