Donald Trump Indictment: Ex-Trump Lawyer Surrenders, But Criticizes Election Case

John Eastman, the Donald Trump legal adviser facing disbarment, is also facing an election indictment in Georgia. He has now given himself up to Georgia authorities ahead of former President Donald Trump, who is expected to give himself up on Thursday.

The about-to-be-disbarred former law professor and Trump administration legal adviser was booked at the Fulton County jail. He is expected to be arraigned in the coming weeks as part of the sprawling RICO case that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has against him and 18 other co-defendants, including the former president.

The disgraced lawyer said to be the mastermind behind many of Trump's schemes to overturn the election, criticized the indictment, saying, "to an indictment that should never have been brought." He added that it targeted "attorneys for their zealous advocacy on behalf of their clients."

According to the Associated Press, Eastman also argued that each of the 19 defendants was entitled to rely on the advice of lawyers and past legal precedent to challenge the results of the election. He is facing disbarment in California for his actions that ultimately led to the January 6 Capitol Insurrection.

Eastman was once the dean of the Chapman University Law School in Southern California before becoming one of Donald Trump's closest advisors. He devised the plan for having then-Vice President Mike Pence "stop the counting of electoral votes while presiding over Congress' joint session on Jan. 6." However, other law experts stated that there was no legal basis for this, with even Pence saying that his role in the canvassing of votes was merely ceremonial.

He also helped push the fake electors scheme where a slate of fake electors would be placed in key battleground states and vote for Trump instead of the state's actual winner, Joe Biden.

Bail Already Set For All of Donald Trump's Georgia Indictment Co-Defendants

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has now set the bail for all 19 co-defendants in the sprawling 4th Donald Trump indictment that happened in Georgia earlier this month. The highest bond was set for Donald Trump himself at $200,000.

According to ABC News, the judge set former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis' bail at $100,000. Meanwhile, some of the other lesser-known co-defendants had their bond set much lower, with pastor Stephen Lee having a $75,000 while Georgia lawyer Robert Cheeley has a bond worth $50,000.

What Will Happen Should Donald Trump Break His Bond Conditions?

The judge set different bond conditions for Donald Trump, as compared to his 18 other co-defendants. However, his attorneys have agreed on these bond conditions already, according to NBC News.

The bond conditions state that the ex-POTUS "shall make no direct or indirect threat of any nature" against any of his co-defendants, any witnesses, the victims, the community, or property in the community. This means he cannot issue threats on social media or reposts, as he did for his 3rd indictment.

Should Trump break these conditions and attack Fani Willis, as he had been doing for weeks, he could be ordered to attend a hearing where the judge would review his conduct and determine if he did violate the conditions. Judge McAfee then has the power to decide an appropriate punishment should Trump be found liable of breaking his bond conditions.

However, it was pointed out that Trump could not be just thrown in jail, as the Secret Service still needs to be factored in. The call ultimately rests with Judge McAfee on how he should handle this situation.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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