Georgia election case: Trump, other 18 defendants surrender to authorities

Former President Trump was processed and released on bail.

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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Kenneth Chesebro's trial date set for Oct. 23

Judge Scott McAfee has set Kenneth Chesebro's trial to begin on Oct. 23, according to a scheduling order.

The attorney's arraignment will occur on Sept. 6, unless waived, according to the order.

The deadlines only apply to Chesebro and no other defendant, per the order, which follows Chesebro's request for a speedy trial filed on Wednesday.

District Attorney Fani Willis had requested an October trial date for all 19 defendants following Chesebro's request, but Trump is opposing that motion.


Trump motorcade leaves Bedminster, New Jersey

Trump's motorcade has left Bedminster, New Jersey, en route to Newark Liberty International Airport ahead of his anticipated booking at the Fulton County Jail this evening.


Mug shots released of Meadows, Harrison Floyd

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office has released mug shots of Mark Meadows and Harrison Floyd, the most recent of the case's 19 defendants to be booked.

All 19 defendants have negotiated their bond packages, except for Floyd, who remains in custody at the Fulton County Jail. Ten of the 19 defendants have been processed and released.


Mark Meadows released after being processed

Mark Meadows has been released after surrendering at the Fulton County Jail, the Fulton County Sheriff's Office said.

The former Trump chief of staff posted bond of $100,000.

The remaining eight defendants who have not yet turned themselves in are expected to surrender by Friday's noon deadline, the office said.


DA opposes Jeffrey Clark's motion for emergency stay

District Attorney Fani Willis is contesting former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark's request for an emergency stay of the Fulton County proceedings.

Clark had filed a motion in federal court Tuesday seeking an emergency stay of the proceedings, including his arrest warrant, until after Labor Day, so a judge could rule on his motion to remove his case to federal court.

In a filing today, Willis wrote that Clark "seeks to avoid the inconvenience and unpleasantness of being arrested ... but provides this court with no legal basis to justify those ends."

Clark has filed a separate motion seeking to remove his case to federal court on the basis that he was serving as a high-ranking DOJ official during the timeframe alleged in the DA's indictment. Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows and former Georgia GOP chair David Shafer have also filed similar motions.

Clark is accused in the indictment of making false statements to senior DOJ officials "urging the officials to let him convey the false information to Georgia State Officials" that the DOJ had "identified significant concerns that may have impacted the outcome of the election in multiple states, including the State of Georgia."