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 booked, released from Fulton County Jail
Trump has been booked and released from the Fulton County Jail, according to Fulton County Sheriff’s Office records.
His bond was set at $200,000.
A senior adviser to the former president tells ABC News that a mug shot was taken of Trump moments after he entered the Fulton County Jail.
Trump's height and weight -- listed as 6-foot-3 and 215 lbs. -- were pre-reported in order to speed up the process, the adviser said.
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
Willis says she had 'a duty and a responsibility to bring charges'
Speaking on a local Atlanta radio show, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis defended her decision to bring the sprawling racketeering case, arguing that the case is an even-handed application of the law.
"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."
The DA also said that recent threats made against her will not deter her from pursuing her case against the former president and his co-defendants.
"In the words of Jay-Z, brush my shoulders off and we just keep pushing," Willis said. "That is not going to deter me from doing my job."
Willis described the process of determining defendants' bond amounts as "literally just plugging things in" to a formula based on factors related to a defendant's flight risk. She also reiterated her past statement about the requirement for all defendants to surrender for processing by Friday at noon.
"Should people fail to turn themselves in, then a warrant will be filed on the system, and they'll have to be arrested," she said.
Of the 19 defendants, 15 have negotiated their bond packages and nine have subsequently been booked and released.