They chose to surrender. Two co-defendants of former US President Donald Trump for his alleged unlawful attempts to reverse the result of the 2020 election in Georgia presented themselves to authorities in this southeastern state on Tuesday, August 22 , according to the prison administration.
Constitutional lawyer John Eastman and Scott Hall, respectively targeted by nine and seven counts, gave themselves up as prisoners on Tuesday, according to the website of the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, the state capital. Both have previously agreed with the authorities on the payment of a deposit.
A total of 10 of the 19 defendants had reached bail agreements on Tuesday, ranging from $10,000 to $200,000 for Donald Trump, according to court documents. Posting bail allows defendants to escape pre-trial detention, provided they are not breaking any law, refraining from threats, and not communicating with each other or witnesses except through the intermediary of their lawyers.
“I am confident that, if the law is faithfully followed in this proceeding, all of my co-defendants and I will be completely cleared,” Mr. Eastman told reporters upon his exit. Asked if he still believed the 2020 election was “stolen” from Donald Trump for current Democratic President Joe Biden, he replied, “Absolutely.”
Accused of pressuring Mike Pence
In the indictment in Georgia, as in the case brought to the federal level in Washington by special prosecutor Jack Smith, Mr. Eastman stands out for his unsuccessful efforts to get Vice President Mike Pence out of his role. purely ceremonial certification of the election by interfering with the proclamation of the winner.
Scott Hall is notably accused of having attempted to infiltrate the voting systems of Coffee County in Georgia.
Mr. Trump and the other 18 defendants have until noon Friday (5 p.m. Paris time) to report to the Fulton County Court jail.
Donald Trump, big favorite in the Republican primaries for the 2024 presidential election, announced Monday evening that he would present himself to county authorities on Thursday, attacking the passage once again to the “far left prosecutor” and denouncing a ” election interference”.
A grand jury (panel of citizens with investigative powers) appointed by County Attorney Fani Willis on August 14 indicted Mr. Trump and 18 others for their allegedly wrongful attempts to reverse the result. of the 2020 election won in this key state by current Democratic President Joe Biden. They are prosecuted under a law on organized crime which provides for sentences of five to twenty years in prison.
Donald Trump is the subject of four criminal charges, two at the federal level, in Washington and Florida (southeast), one in New York State and one in Georgia.