Former President Donald Trump‘s Fulton County co-defendant John Eastman became the second person to surrender himself to authorities on Tuesday, vowing that he and other defendants will eventually be “fully vindicated” of their alleged crimes.
“My legal team and I will vigorously contest every count of the indictment in which I am named, and also every count in which others are named, for which my knowledge of the relevant facts, law, and constitutional provisions may prove helpful,” Eastman said in a statement. “I am confident that, when the law is faithfully applied in this proceeding, all of my co-defendants and I will be fully vindicated.”
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Eastman was booked just before 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, according to Fulton County inmate records. His surrender came shortly after the Atlanta-based bail bondsman Scott Hall, who is accused of being involved in a Coffee County voting system breach, turned himself in.
Eastman was given an inmate verification number on Tuesday. He signed a bond agreement with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Monday and was released after he was processed at the jail. His bond was set at $100,000.
When asked by reporters outside the Fulton County Jail if he believes the 2020 election was stolen, Eastman said, “Absolutely, no question in my mind.” He also said he was paying his own legal fees and declined to say whether he will claim immunity from prosecution.
Eastman also faces a California disciplinary trial over charges that he violated 11 ethical and statutory obligations in his post-election role ahead of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. That trial resumes on Aug. 24 and has been temporarily put on hold to accommodate his surrender in Fulton County.
Two other defendants signed their bond agreement on Tuesday. State Republican Sen. Shawn Still, who was indicted due to his role as an alternate elector after Trump lost the election, had a “signature bond” set at $10,000. This type of bond is typically reserved for defendants facing minor charges or if it is their first time being charged with a crime and may not require the defendant to pay any amount.
David Shafer, the former head of the Georgia GOP who helped create a meeting of alternate electors, had his bond set at $75,000.
There are 17 defendants, including Trump, who have yet to surrender, with a noon Aug. 25 deadline set by Willis.
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Meanwhile, two fellow co-defendants including Schafer and former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark filed notices to remove their case from state to federal court on Monday, following a previous move started by defendant and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows last week.
Legal experts have suggested Trump himself is likely to attempt to remove his case from state court, citing a pattern of doing so in his other civil and criminal legal cases in New York.
