Former President Trump election attorney and California professor

John Eastman

a California lawyer and ally of former President Trump, surrendered

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overthrow keep the former president in office after he lost

the 2020 elections.

Former Trump election attorney Eastman

is accused of pressuring then-Vice President Mike Pence to get Congressional certification of the

election

results or throwing out votes from Georgia, and by helping to organize bogus lists of voters in Georgia and other states who cast ballots for Trump in an attempt to

casting doubts about undermining Joe Biden’s victory over the election result

when Congress met on January 6, 2021 to certify the election.

He was listed alongside Trump and 17 others

other

accused

in Fulton county

of a massive plot to disrupt the 2020 presidential election in Fulton County, elsewhere in Georgia and in other states by misleading voters, state and federal lawmakers about the outcome of the election and giving them false instructions about what could be done to the results in order to keep Trump in power.

Eastman’s bond is set at $100,000. He faces nine charges, including inciting a public official’s oath violation and conspiracy to commit forgery.

“My legal team and I will vigorously contest any charges that I am named, as well as any charges that name others, where my knowledge of the relevant facts, laws and constitutional provisions may prove useful,” Eastman said. said in a statement.

The 19 accused suspects have until noon

Eastern

Friday to surrender. Trump announced on social media on Monday that he will surrender on Thursday. His bond was set at $200,000.

Eastman’s trial in California Bar Court resumed Monday after a two-month hiatus. The judge overseeing the disciplinary proceedings, Yvette Roland, rejected Eastman’s request that the fight over whether or not his law license be revoked be postponed until after his pending legal issues have been resolved, but adjourned the trial Tuesday and Wednesday so that he could could surrender in Fulton County.

Eastman is also referenced. Although not explicitly named, References in Eastman is also believed to be an unindicted co-conspirator in

special prosecutor Jack Smiths federal

indictment selection case

against Trump

seem to indicate that Eastman may be an unindicted co-conspirator in that election case.

earlier Tuesday,

Atlanta

former bail bondsman Scott Hall surrendered to authorities. His bond was set at $10,000. He is accused of helping a team working for Trump’s allies gain access to Coffee County, Ga.