Attorney John Eastman, center, stands between his attorneys during his arraignment in Maricopa County Superior, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Phoenix. Eastman pleaded not guilty on Friday to conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges for his role in the effort to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in Arizona to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. (Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool)
John Eastman, left, stands next to one of his attorneys during his arraignment in Maricopa County Superior, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Phoenix. Eastman pleaded not guilty on Friday to conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges for his role in the effort to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in Arizona to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. (Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool)
Attorney John Eastman appears during his arraignment in Maricopa County Superior, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Phoenix. Eastman pleaded not guilty on Friday to conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges for his role in the effort to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in Arizona to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. (Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool)
John Eastman, center, appears during his arraignment in Maricopa County Superior, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Phoenix. Eastman pleaded not guilty on Friday to conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges for his role in the effort to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in Arizona to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. (Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool)
FILE - Attorney John Eastman, the architect of a legal strategy aimed at keeping former President Donald Trump in power, talks to reporters after a hearing in Los Angeles, June 20, 2023. Eastman pleaded not guilty on Friday, May 17, 2024, to conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges for his role in the effort to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in Arizona to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)