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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DA subpoenas Brad Raffensperger for Meadows hearing next week

Ahead of the hearing scheduled next week over Mark Meadows' effort to move the Fulton County RICO case to federal court, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has now issued multiple subpoenas for witnesses to appear, according to court filings in the case.

A federal judge last week ordered an "evidentiary hearing" on Meadows' motion to remove the case to federal court. Now, four witnesses are subpoenaed to appear.

Willis filed subpoenas on Thursday that had been issued for Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and investigator Francis Watson -- both of whom Trump called in the wake of the 2020 election as part of his alleged effort to overturn the results.

Earlier this week, Willis also filed subpoenas for Kurt Hilbert and Alex Kaufman -- both of whom were on the Trump-Raffensperger call, according to a transcript of the call.

The subpoenas instruct the witnesses to appear in court for the Meadows hearing on Monday, according to copies of the subpoenas included in the court filings.

That hearing is set for Aug. 28 at 10 a.m. in Atlanta.


GOP-led committee opens investigation into DA Fani Willis

The same day Donald Trump is expected to surrender at Fulton County Jail, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, launched a probe into whether District Attorney Fani Willis coordinated with federal officials, including special counsel Jack Smith.

In a new letter, Jordan demands information and communications with the Department of Justice and federal officials on the funding Willis' office receives.

"Ms. Willis's indictment and prosecution implicate substantial federal interests, and the circumstances surrounding her actions raise serious concerns about whether such actions are politically motivated," the release states.

Willis rejected any claims of the indictments being politically motivated in a recent radio interview.

"There's really nothing sexy about this," Willis told Atlanta Up Close's Maria Boynton. "There's allegations of a crime and then to look at the law and if the facts bear out that the law has been broken, then we have a duty and a responsibility to bring charges."

-ABC News' Lauren Peller and Peter Charalambous


Trump expected to shake up legal team ahead of surrender

Former President Donald Trump is expected to shake up his legal team as soon as Thursday, just hours ahead of plans for Trump to surrender to authorities in Fulton County, Georgia, sources with direct knowledge tell ABC News.

Drew Findling is expected to depart the team and be replaced by attorney Steven Sadow, according to the sources.

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Trump expected to surrender in Georgia Thursday

Former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday.

A judge had set his bond at $200,000 on Tuesday.

Trump and 18 others were charged last week by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in a sweeping racketeering indictment for alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state of Georgia.

The former president says his actions were not illegal and that the investigation is politically motivated.

-ABC News’ Olivia Rubin, Will Steakin and Peter Charalambous


Trump opposes DA's motion for October trial date

In Trump's first filing in the case, his attorney is now pushing back on the DA's motion -- which requested an Oct. 23 trial start date for all 19 defendants -- saying they oppose it.

"President Trump respectfully puts the Court on notice that he opposes the State's 'motion for entry of pretrial scheduling order' and 'motion to specially set trial,'" the filing states.

Trump attorney Steven Sadow also notified the court that they would be filing "a timely motion" to sever the case from Cheseboro -- who requested the speedy trial-- as well as any other defendant who "files such a demand."

"President Trump further respectfully puts the Court on notice that he requests the Court set a scheduling conference at its earliest convenience so he can be heard on the State's motions for entry of pretrial scheduling order and to specially set trial," the filing states.