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Attorney Kenneth Chesebro's law license has been revoked in Washington D.C. by the US Court of Appeals, following an earlier revocation in New York. This action stems from his role as the architect of the 2020 plot to overturn the GOP's election loss, where he masterminded a memo detailing how to create fake electors for Donald Trump. Multiple states have also suspended or disbarred Chesebro, and he pleaded guilty in the Georgia election racketeering case. Consequently, Chesebro faces significant restrictions on his ability to practice law across various jurisdictions.
US Court of Appeals In Washington DC Revokes Pro-Trump Attorney Kenneth Chesebro’s Law License
Court of Appeals has stripped Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro of his law license. However, the order only applies in the nation’s capital. The state of New York revoked Cheseboro’s law license there earlier in the year.
Cheseboro masterminded the 2020 plot to overturn the GOP’s election loss. Cheseboro was the architect of an infamous memo that detailed how to create teams of fake electors for Trump. The fake electors would claim to be the actual electors of states where former President Joe Biden had won.
GOP political strategist John Eastman helped Cheseboro outline how these electors could be used for then-Vice President Mike Pence to disqualify the real electors. Thus, throwing the presidency to a vote in the House to Trump. Thus giving Trump a majority of state delegations.
Can Trump Attorney Kenneth Chesebro Still Practice Law In Other States?
Pence ultimately did not move forward with this plan. The former VP believed the plan was unconstitutional. Various state AGs prosecuted many of those fake elector slates.
The order was first reported by Politico’s Kyle Cheney on Wednesday evening.
The District of Columbia COA order states:
