Eastman memos information

Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
	The electoral map for the 2020 election. Blue denotes the 306 electoral votes for Biden, while Red denotes the 232 electoral votes for Trump.
Date	November 4, 2020 – January 7, 2021; (2 months and 3 days)
Location	Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C.
Caused by	Fabricated claims of electoral fraud
Resulted in	Failure to overturn election; Joe Biden inaugurated January 20, 2021

The Eastman memos, also known as the "coup memo",^[6]^[7] are documents by John Eastman, an American law professor retained by then-President Donald Trump advancing the fringe legal theory that a U.S. Vice President has unilateral authority to reject certified State electors. This would have the effect of nullifying an election in order to produce an outcome personally desired by the Vice President, such as a result in the Vice President's own party's favor, including retaining himself as Vice President, or if the Vice President is himself the presidential candidate, then to unilaterally make himself president.

Trump and Eastman used the memos in an unsuccessful campaign to pressure then-vice president Mike Pence into preventing or nullifying the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count, and eventually overturning the 2020 United States election of Joe Biden, so that Trump could retain power.

The Trump campaign engaged Eastman with a formal retainer agreement signed December 5 for services in litigating the election outcome.^[8]^[9] The memos have been described as an instruction manual for a coup d'état.

^ Chalfant, Morgan; Samuels, Brett (November 4, 2020). "Trump prematurely declares victory, says he'll go to Supreme Court". The Hill. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ Liptak, Kevin; Stracqualursi, Veronica; Malloy, Allie (January 7, 2021). "Trump publicly acknowledges he won't serve a second term a day after inciting mob". CNN. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
^ Woodward, Calvin; Dale, Maryclaire (November 6, 2020). "Fact Check: Trump Fabricates Election Corruption".
^ Crowley, Michael (November 6, 2020). "Trump's False Election Fraud Claims Split Republicans". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
^ Funke, Daniel (November 20, 2020). "Dozens of claims about election fraud, debunked". PolitiFact. Tampa Bay Times.
^ Bort, Ryan (June 16, 2022). "'Coup Memo' Author Knew About Secret Supreme Court Election Tension ... Somehow". Retrieved June 17, 2022.
^ Kilander, Gustaf (June 16, 2022). "'Coup memo' author asked for pardon and lobbied VP to overturn election after riot". The Independent. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
^ Swan, Betsy Woodruff; Cheney, Kyle (March 30, 2022). "Inside Pence-world's preparation for a Jan. 6 legal showdown". Politico. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
^ "Re: Engagement Letter for Legal Services" (PDF).

[1] Chalfant, Morgan; Samuels, Brett (November 4, 2020). "Trump prematurely declares victory, says he'll go to Supreme Court". The Hill. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[2] Liptak, Kevin; Stracqualursi, Veronica; Malloy, Allie (January 7, 2021). "Trump publicly acknowledges he won't serve a second term a day after inciting mob". CNN. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

[3] Woodward, Calvin; Dale, Maryclaire (November 6, 2020). "Fact Check: Trump Fabricates Election Corruption".

[Crowley-4] Crowley, Michael (November 6, 2020). "Trump's False Election Fraud Claims Split Republicans". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.

[5] Funke, Daniel (November 20, 2020). "Dozens of claims about election fraud, debunked". PolitiFact. Tampa Bay Times.

[6] Bort, Ryan (June 16, 2022). "'Coup Memo' Author Knew About Secret Supreme Court Election Tension ... Somehow". Retrieved June 17, 2022.

[7] Kilander, Gustaf (June 16, 2022). "'Coup memo' author asked for pardon and lobbied VP to overturn election after riot". The Independent. Retrieved June 17, 2022.

[Showdown-8] Swan, Betsy Woodruff; Cheney, Kyle (March 30, 2022). "Inside Pence-world's preparation for a Jan. 6 legal showdown". Politico. Retrieved June 10, 2022.

[9] "Re: Engagement Letter for Legal Services" (PDF).

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