Until his involvement with Trump, Eastman had enjoyed a national reputation as a conservative constitutional expert. With his likely disbarment, that is now gone. In fact, it has been remarkable to see how many people of considerable credentials have thrown away their careers, reputations and perhaps even their freedom on behalf of a man as flawed as Trump.
You can say many bad things about Trump; trust me, I’ve said most of them. But the man is not a hypocrite. He makes no pretense of high moral standards that he later violates; he claims no loyalty to principles or causes other than his own. There’s a peculiar, straightforward honesty to his dishonesty. It’s part of what some people see as his charisma.
Finally, some of the actual architects of the wannabe dictatorship are facing consequences. May courts and voters be more bold in punishing these fascists going forward.
