Some of Donald J. Trump’s co-defendants in the election interference case in Georgia began turning themselves in on Tuesday, while others tried to get the sprawling criminal case moved out of state court and into federal court.
Those motions lay the groundwork for what will be the first major legal fight in the case, which was filed in Superior Court in Atlanta last week.
Most of the defendants, including Mr. Trump, plan to turn themselves in this week, as ordered by Fani T. Willis, the district attorney of Fulton County, Ga., who is leading the investigation.
Another prominent Trump ally, John Eastman, turned himself in on Tuesday and was booked at the jail.
Mr. Eastman, a chief architect of Mr. Trump’s effort to reverse his 2020 election loss, said in a statement that the indictment “represents a crossing of the Rubicon for our country, implicating the fundamental First Amendment right to petition the government for redress of grievances.”
Persons:
Donald J, Trump’s, Jeffrey Clark, David Shafer, Mark Meadows, Trump, Fani T, Willis, Clark, Meadows, John Eastman, Eastman, ”
Organizations:
Justice Department, Georgia Republican Party, White House
Locations:
Georgia, Superior Court, Atlanta, Fulton County ,