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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Trump arrives at Fulton County Jail
Trump has arrived at the Fulton County Jail for his surrender.
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.
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
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.
Former elections director Misty Hampton gets $10K bond
Judge Scott McAfee signed off on a $10,000 bond for Misty Hampton, the former elections director in Coffee County, who was one of the 19 defendants charged in the Fulton County RICO indictment.
Hampton was present in the county elections office on Jan. 7, 2021, when forensic experts from an Atlanta company were allowed to copy software and data from the county's election equipment, according to prosecutors.
Hampton's bail conditions include not communicating with witnesses and co-defendants, reporting to pretrial services by phone every month and not obstructing justice by intimidating witnesses.