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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Giuliani surrenders for processing
Former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani has surrendered at the Fulton County Jail for processing, according to online records.
Bail for the former New York City mayor was set at $150,000 earlier Wednesday.
He faces 13 counts related to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
Trump attorney Sidney Powell surrenders to authorities
Trump attorney Sidney Powell has surrendered to authorities at the Fulton County Jail for processing, according to the jail's official website.
Powell faces 16 counts in the DA's indictment, including two counts of conspiracy to commit election fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit computer theft.
She is accused of conspiring with other co-defendants to commit election fraud by allegedly encouraging and helping people tamper with ballot markers and machines inside an elections office in Coffee County.
Powell's bail was set at $100,000 Wednesday morning.
Judge sets bond for Giuliani at $150,000
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has set bond for former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani at $150,000.
As with all defendants in the case, Giuliani's bail conditions include not communicating with witnesses and co-defendants, reporting to pre-trial services by phone every month, and not obstructing justice by intimidating witnesses.
Giuliani's bond agreement also includes a line to ensure he surrenders at Fulton County Jail by the Friday deadline DA Fani Willis set for all 19 defendants.
"The Defendant shall turn himself into the Fulton County Jail by 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, August 25, 2023. If the Defendant does not turn himself into the Fulton County Jail by this date and time, this consent bond order shall be null and void," the consent order said.
Giuliani is expected to surrender at the jail later today, sources have told ABC News.
According to prosecutors, Giuliani aided Trump in perpetrating a sweeping effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, including by making false statements to state election officials.
Giuliani's attorneys to negotiate his bail, say sources
Two of Rudy Giuliani's attorneys are at the Fulton County Courthouse, where sources say they're expected to meet with the district attorney's staff to negotiate the bond agreement for the former New York City mayor.
Both attorneys declined to comment to ABC News.
After his bond is set, Giuliani is expected to surrender later today for processing at the Fulton County Jail.
Giuliani, Trump's one-time personal attorney, faces 13 counts in the DA's indictment, including three counts of solicitation of violation of oath by public officer and three counts of false statements and writing.
Giuliani: 'Your rights are in jeopardy'
Rudy Giuliani, who is facing 13 charges in connection with the effort to overturn election results in Georgia, spoke outside his apartment in New York City early Wednesday before heading to Fulton County to surrender.
"I'm going to Georgia and I'm feeling very, very good about it because I feel like I'm defending the rights of all Americans, as I did so many times as a United States attorney," Giuliani said.
"The system of justice is politicized and criminalized for politics," he added. "Your rights are in jeopardy and your children's. Donald Trump told you this. They weren't just coming for him. Well, me. Now they've indicted people."
One-time Trump personal attorney Rudy Giuliani aided Trump in perpetrating a sweeping effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state, according to prosecutors in Fulton County, including by making false statements to state election officials and contributing to the harassment of two election workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss.