Two of the former president’s co-defendants turned themselves in Tuesday, while two others appealed to a federal judge for permission not to show up at all.
ways of using the department to amplify Trump’s false claims of election fraud and replace slates of legitimate electors with Trump electors, filed a similar motion late Monday night. Both men have argued in court filings they cannot be prosecuted because they were performing duties related to their jobs as federal officials.
, who is overseeing the case, signed off on several agreements paving the way for co-defendants to surrender at the jail in coming days.McAfee approved a $100,000 bond for former Trump campaign attorney Jenna Ellis. A $10,000 bond was approved for Georgia state Sen. Shawn Still , who is facing charges related to his role as a Trump elector. A $75,000 bail agreement was reached for Cathleen Latham, a Trump elector who was also charged for her alleged role in the breach in Coffee County.
His federal filing included a transcript of the meeting of electors, in which Trump attorney Ray Smith — also charged in the Georgia case — is quoted addressing the electors before they signed documents falsely stating Trump won Georgia.
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