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Trump’s Handwritten Notes to Flip Election Cited by His Lawyer

Then-President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in 2019. — Then-President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in 2019.
Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

By

Joel Rosenblatt

May 20, 2022, 9:48 PM UTC

Donald Trump’s suggestions on how to flip the outcome of the 2020 election were jotted in handwritten notes to the law professor who was advising him on the effort, according to a court filing.

John Eastman, the former dean of Chapman University law school, said two handwritten notes from the former president contained “information that he thought might be useful for the anticipated litigation,” according to the filing in federal court in Santa Ana, California.