GA Election Probe: More Bonds Set For Trump Allies, Eastman Released

ATLANTA, GA — Few of former President Donald J. Trump's 18 co-defendants received bond agreements Tuesday while one of Trump's campaign attorneys, John Eastman, became the latest defendant to be booked and released from the Fulton County Jail.

According to early morning jail records, Eastman is being charged on suspicion of two counts of first-degree conspiracy to commit forgery, solicitation of violation of oath of office by public officer, conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer, two counts of conspiracy to commit false statements and writings, conspiracy to commit filing false documents, filing false documents and violation of the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

Eastman agreed to a bond agreement Monday with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis that included a $100,000 bond. He was released from jail after surrendering Tuesday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

“I’m confident that when the law is faithfully applied in this proceeding, all of my co-defendants and I will be fully vindicated,” Eastman told media upon release.

According to jail records, Atlanta bail bondsman Scott Hall turned himself in at the jail Tuesday. He is being charged on suspicion of two counts of conspiracy to commit election fraud (involving violation of chapter), three counts of conspiracy to commit a felony, conspiracy to defraud the state or political subdivision and violation of the RICO Act.

Jail records no longer showed Eastman or Hall's inmate profiles as of early Tuesday afternoon.

Willis granted Hall a $10,000 consent bond Monday, the AJC reported Monday.

Trump said Monday evening on Truth Social he is planning to turn himself in at the Fulton County Jail Thursday after being granted a $200,000 bond on various racketeering charges.

The ex-president said he will be traveling Thursday to Atlanta to be arrested as he maintained Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' probe against him is a "witch hunt."

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Speaking on his bond amount, Trump said he assumed Willis believed he was a flight risk.

Trump's attorneys met with Willis Monday in Atlanta to negotiate a bond agreement.

Kenneth Chesebro, a second campaign attorney for Trump, was granted a $100,000 consent bond while Atlanta Attorney Ray Smith III was granted a $50,000 bond, the AJC reported.

Atlanta News First reported Tuesday former Georgia GOP Chair David Shafer reached a $75,000 bond agreement while Georgia Sen. Shawn Still was given a $10,000 bond.

As of mid-Tuesday afternoon, three more defendants have been granted bonds, per the AJC:

• Mike Roman, a former Trump campaign official: $50,000 bond, on suspicion of violating the RICO Act, conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer, conspiracy to commit filing false documents, two counts of first-degree conspiracy to commit forgery and conspiracy to commit false statements and writings.
• Jenna Ellis, Trump campaign attorney: $100,000 bond, on suspicion of violating the RICO Act and solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer.
• Cathy Latham, former chairwoman of the Coffee County Republican Party: $75,000 bond, on suspicion of violating the RICO Act, conspiracy to defraud the state, impersonating a public officer, first-degree forgery, criminal attempt to commit filing false documents, false statements and writings, conspiracy to commit computer invasion of privacy, conspiracy to defraud the state, conspiracy to commit computer trespass, conspiracy to commit computer theft and two counts of conspiracy to commit election fraud.

According to a U.S court filing Tuesday, defendant and former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows filed an emergency motion to prohibit Willis from having Meadows arrested before Friday as Meadows has not yet had an evidentiary hearing.

Willis denied his motion, but a judge will allow a hearing Monday at Meadows' request as he asks for his case to be moved to a federal court, the AJC reported.

A day after Trump was indicted by a Fulton County grand jury on Aug. 14, the Fulton County Sheriff's Office said Trump and his co-defendants will be booked at the Rice Street jail. The group was accused of interfering with the 2020 presidential election, during which Trump, a Republican, lost to Democrat Joe Biden.

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The Fulton County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that once Trump surrenders, "there will be a hard lockdown of the area surrounding the Rice Street jail, meaning no ingress (entrance) or egress (exit) during that time."

In a past report, ABC News reported the defendants have until noon Friday to turn themselves in at the jail.