More defendants in Trump Georgia election case give up

The bond for attorney Sidney Powell was set at $100,000 Wednesday, as more co-defendants of former President Donald Trump also surrendered Wednesday to face criminal charges in his Georgia election interference case.

Powell, who aggressively pushed false claims of ballot fraud within the 2020 presidential election, has yet to show herself in to face the fees, which include violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

Two individuals who acted as would-be Electoral College electors for Trump, David Shafer and Cathy Latham, turned themselves in to the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta for booking early Wednesday morning.

Shafer is a former chairman of Georgia’s Republican Party, and Latham is a former Coffee County GOP chair. Bonds for each were set at $75,000.

The lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who’s charged in reference to a plot to have so-called “fake” electors for Trump submitted to Congress in an effort to dam the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s election, surrendered later Wednesday. One other lawyer charged as a part of the electors’ scheme, Ray Smith, also surrendered.

Former Recent York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is ready to give up later Wednesday. Giuliani was the lead Trump campaign lawyer after the 2020 election and played a key role in efforts to overturn Trump’s loss to President Biden through court challenges and legislative actions.

Trump plans to give up Thursday evening within the case.

Fulton County officials have given all 19 defendants within the case until Friday to give up.

Other defendants who surrendered earlier this week included lawyer John Eastman and Scott Hall, a bail bondsman.

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