"Eastman's appearance at the Jan. 6 rally alongside Trump lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani -- just as an armed mob was heading to the Capitol to unleash a violent attack aimed at stopping Congress from certifying the election results -- was the final straw for many faculty members," writes Teresa Watanabe. "More than 140, and three trustees, signed a letter calling for action against Eastman."
Berkeley Law's dean once called for the criminal prosecution of Eastman's pal John Yoo (who also counseled President Trump); "I think he should be," said Chemerinsky. "All who planned, all who implemented, all who carried out the torture should be criminally prosecuted. How else do we as a society express our outrage? How else do we deter it in the future--except by criminal prosecutions?"
Dean Chemerinsky, in the interests of his own career, now commends the 'Torture Professor': "I have very high regard for John Yoo as a scholar and as a teacher and I know that he's a terrific colleague," he said. "I look forward to being his colleague."
Meanwhile, the former law clerks watch their boss reach the "zenith of his influence to press his agenda."
