Former Trump attorney John Eastman turned himself into the Fulton County jail Tuesday morning.
Eastman, who helped lead efforts to overturn the 2020 election, was the second of 19 defendants to surrender to the Fulton County Sheriff's Office.
The lawyer faces nine charges linked to the Georgia probe, ranging from conspiring to commit false statements and writings, and forgery, to state Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act charges. He was given a prisoner identification number Tuesday and is currently detained, according to The Hill.
“I am here today to surrender to an indictment that should never have been brought,” Eastman said in a statement posted to his attorneys' website. “It represents a crossing of the Rubicon for our country, implicating the fundamental First Amendment right to petition the government for redress of grievances.”
On Monday, Eastman signed a $100,000 bond agreement with the Fulton County district attorney's office.
District Attorney Fani Willis (D) gave the defendants until Friday at noon to surrender themselves. Former President Donald Trump indicated on Monday that he plans to turn himself in on Thursday. (RELATED: Trump Agrees To Release Conditions, Including $200,000 Bond)
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Trump goes to same Jail on Thurs
I wonder when Fani Willis is going to be put in jail?