In an interview, Eastman said he remains convinced that President Biden did not legitimately win and is advising groups involved in election-integrity issues. “Pretending that there wasn’t anything that occurred is a big red flag,” he warned. He declined to disclose whether he still has a relationship with former president Trump, saying that would be violating attorney-client privilege.

Eastman also raised the possibility of suing media outlets and others for defamation. Though the bar is high for proving requisite malice under current precedent, he said: “Maybe my case will be the test case.”

All of this assumes, of course, that Eastman retains his law license. A bipartisan group of 25 legal scholars, retired judges and political figures is calling on the California State Bar to investigate him for violating his ethical obligations as an attorney, a step that could lead to censure or disbarment. Eastman, however, plans to fight back. “If you’re not catching incoming flak, you’re not over the target,” he told me. He dismisses the campaign to get the bar to investigate his role in the Jan. 6 riot as a “hack job,” though its signatories include a former high-ranking official in Ronald Reagan’s Justice Department and a former California Supreme Court justice appointed by Republican Gov. Pete Wilson.