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Four days later, after Congress confirmed Biden’s win and Trump prepared to leave office, Eastman received an email demanding to know what had happened.
“Tell us in layman’s language, what the heck happened with the dual electors? Please?” read the email, which was from a person whose name is redacted in a version released publicly.
In his response, Eastman admitted the facts: The electors never had legal standing.
“No legislature certified them [because governors refused to call them into session], so they had no authority,” he wrote.
“Alas,” he concluded.'