Dear John,

For those following the Left’s persecution of John Eastman, the past few months have revealed the extent to which the government (and individuals) will harass an American citizen accused of “wrongthink.” It pains me to share that things have gotten worse.
 
As reported by the Daily Caller, in the past few months, John’s decades-long relationship with Bank of America was terminated by the financial institution with no explanation. A short while later, the same thing happened to him with USAA.
 
John, who has never been charged with a crime, save running afoul of the (unwritten) rules set by the Left and their partner organizations in corporate America, was “de-banked.” And we fear this phenomenon is just beginning. 

Vandalism of Claremont Institute headquarters

Conservatives who have been paying attention should not be surprised. The weaponization of financial and administrative power began overtly when Lois Lerner—the former head of the IRS' Exempt Organizations Unit—targeted conservative non-profits. That was a scandal and she resigned in shame.
 
But the Left has now learned not to be ashamed. They use the media, the judicial system, Silicon Valley, and now the banking system to punish conservatives.
 
And as it’s happening to John Eastman, so too will it happen to all of us on the Right if we do not learn to fight back.

Thank you,

Ryan P. Williams

President

Claremont Institute