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John Eastman Is Not a Victim of Cancel Culture

Trying to overthrow a democratic election is categorically different from holding an unpopular opinion.
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I am a lifelong conservative. For the past 20 years, I have been a leader in the Federalist Society. I was nominated by President Donald Trump three times to serve as a federal judge, though I never secured a hearing, because then-Senator Kamala Harris blocked my nomination. I did not vote for President Joe Biden in 2020, and I hope he is defeated in 2024 by a principled and ethical conservative Republican.

But I also believe that Biden won the 2020 election fairly. Those who are enabling Trump’s ongoing effort to of the election—John Eastman chief among them—should be rejected by all conservatives who love their country. He and others like him pose a clear and present

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