Attorney John Lauro argued that then-President Trump's efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss were based on legal advice he had received from John Eastman.
argued Wednesday that the former president's efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss were based on legal advice he received at the time.
"That eliminates criminal intent," Lauro said, adding that everything Trump did "was to get at the truth." Trump has been summoned to appear in D.C. federal court on Thursday afternoon, the Department of Justice said.
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