Cheat Sheet: Eastman Claimed to Know of SCOTUS ‘Fight’ Over 2020 Election

The Trump lawyer, a former clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas, reportedly claimed to have inside knowledge about tensions among the justices over hearing the president's case.

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