Aug 24, 2023, 7:24 PM EDT
Jail prepares for Trump's arrival
Trump's motorcade is rolling toward the Fulton County Jail.
Ahead of his arrival, sheriff deputies are standing guard outside the jail.
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Georgia election case: Trump, other 18 defendants surrender to authorities
Former President Trump was processed and released on bail.
Last Updated: August 25, 2023, 5:44 PM EDT
Former President Donald Trump and the 18 other defendants charged by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for their alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia all surrendered to authorities at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta.
Trump and 17 other defendants were processed and released on bail, with one defendant held without bond. Several defendants also mounted legal challenges to the DA's case.
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Here's how the news developed. All times Eastern.
Aug 24, 2023, 7:19 PM EDT
Trump working with local Atlanta bonding company
The CEO of an Atlanta bail bond company tells ABC News that they're working with Trump on his $200,000 bail bond.
Foster Bail Bonds LLC says Trump has put down 10% of the total bond, as required.
-ABC News' Soo Rin Kim and Lalee Ibssa
Aug 24, 2023, 7:03 PM EDT
Trump lands in Atlanta
Trump's plane has landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. He is expected to be booked then released at the Fulton County Jail this evening.
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Aug 24, 2023, 6:27 PM EDT
John Eastman will seek speedy trial separate from others, lawyer says
Appearing on CNN, John Eastman's attorney Harvey Silverglate said his client intends to sever his case from his co-defendants and pursue a speedy trial.
"We are going to move to sever his case from the others and move for a severed trial which means we want to be tried alone," Silverglate said. "We'd like to have a speedy trial -- that is, we would like to be tried right away. It'll take three weeks and the whole nightmare will be over for him."
As of Thursday evening, Eastman has not filed a speedy trial motion or a motion to sever his case, according to his docket.
Eastman is charged with nine counts, including solicitation as well as conspiracies to commit forgery, make false statements and impersonate a public officer. The former Trump lawyer is alleged to have been involved in a scheme to solicit public officers to unlawfully appoint Georgia presidential electors.
Defendant Kenneth Chesebro has also filed for a speedy trial, while Mark Meadows, Kenneth Clark and David Shafer have separately filed to have their cases moved into federal court.
