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3/ **A California judge ruled that one of Trump’s former lawyers should be disbarred for his role in developing the legal strategy to overturn the 2020 election**. John Eastman championed the fringe legal theory that Trump could pressure Pence to block or delay the Electoral College certification to overturn Biden’s victory. Nevertheless, Judge Yvette Roland ruled that Eastman violated ethics rules — and even potentially criminal law — by promoting Trump’s efforts to overturn the election. "In view of the circumstances surrounding Eastman's misconduct and balancing the aggravation and mitigation, the court recommends that Eastman be disbarred," Roland wrote. Eastman is also facing racketeering and conspiracy charges in a Georgia case accusing Trump and his allies of plotting to subvert the 2020 election results in the state. ([Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/john-eastman-disbarred-00149468) / [Axios](https://www.axios.com/2024/03/28/john-eastman-disbarred-ruling) / [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/03/27/eastman-california-bar-ruling/))

4/ **Biden restored a series of Endangered Species Act protections that were stripped by Trump**. The finalized regulations will reinstate blanket rule protections for species newly classified as threatened species with extinction. The new rules also give federal officials more leeway to consider the threat of climate change when protecting a species. [In 2019](https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2019/08/12/day-935/#3-the-trump-administration-weakened), Trump weakened the Endangered Species Act and allowed the government to put an economic cost on saving a species. ([Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/biden-threatened-species-protections-9f5a2c12e51a857ae32b85997b54dcc7) / [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/28/politics/biden-endangered-species-climate/index.html) / [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/climate/endangered-species-rules-regulations.html))
4/ **Biden restored a series of Endangered Species Act protections that were stripped by Trump**. The finalized regulations will reinstate blanket rule protections for species newly classified as threatened with extinction. The new rules also give federal officials more leeway to consider the threat of climate change when protecting a species. [In 2019](https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2019/08/12/day-935/#3-the-trump-administration-weakened), Trump weakened the Endangered Species Act and allowed the government to put an economic cost on saving a species. ([Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/biden-threatened-species-protections-9f5a2c12e51a857ae32b85997b54dcc7) / [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/28/politics/biden-endangered-species-climate/index.html) / [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/climate/endangered-species-rules-regulations.html))