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90 John Eastman, erstwhile lawyer to Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media aft leaving the State Bar Court of California successful Los Angeles, California, US, connected Tuesday, June 20, 2023.
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Attorney John Eastman connected Monday was ordered to wage a $100,000 enslaved successful the Georgia transgression case wherever helium is accused of conspiring to overturn erstwhile President Donald Trump's nonaccomplishment successful the state's 2020 election, a court filing shows.
Eastman's charges subordinate to his alleged post-election efforts to usage fake slates of pro-Trump electors to situation President Joe Biden's morganatic Electoral College victory. He is charged successful Georgia alongside Trump and 17 different co-defendants successful a 41-count indictment returned by an Atlanta expansive assemblage past week.
Eastman himself faces 9 counts, including 1 number of racketeering and six counts of transgression conspiracy. He is besides accused of 1 number of transgression solicitation and 1 number of filing mendacious documents.
The enslaved for the racketeering complaint was acceptable astatine $20,000, portion Eastman's remaining charges each transportation a $10,000 bond, according to the tribunal filing successful Fulton County Superior Court.
The consent enslaved order, signed by Judge Scott McAfee, requires Eastman to pre-trial supervision by telephone each 30 days, and prohibits him from speaking astir the facts of the lawsuit with immoderate co-defendants oregon witnesses.
It besides warns that Eastman "shall execute nary enactment to intimidate" immoderate witnesser oregon co-defendant "or to different obstruct the medication of justice."
Eastman and the 18 different defendants look a Friday deadline to surrender successful Georgia. A consent enslaved bid tin beryllium crafted successful beforehand of a defendant's surrender truthful that they are not held successful jailhouse portion the conditions of their merchandise are worked out.
David Wolfe, a lawyer for Eastman who signed the consent enslaved order, successful a telephone telephone would not explicitly archer CNBC erstwhile his lawsuit volition surrender successful Georgia.
Harvey Silverglate, different of Eastman's attorneys, told CNBC that helium expected Eastman would not surrender by Monday — but helium assured that his lawsuit volition bash truthful earlier the deadline.
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