John Eastman to surrender Wednesday in Fulton County criminal case

Conservative attorney John Eastman plans to surrender to Fulton County authorities on Wednesday in response to his charges in Georgia related to the 2020 election, according to a new filing that came after he reached a bond agreement with the district attorney Monday.

Eastman, one of former President Donald Trump’s 18 co-defendants in the Fulton County case, has also been facing discipline proceedings in the State Bar of California, in which he could lose his license to practice law in the state. Hearings were set for multiple days this week, but a judge of the State Bar Court of California said Monday night that Eastman would not be before her on Tuesday and Wednesday because of his forthcoming surrender in Fulton County.

“Based on the recent email exchanges between and with the parties, the court is willing to make certain changes in this week’s trial schedule in order to accommodate Dr. Eastman’s surrender in Fulton County, Georgia, which the court understands will take place on Wednesday, August 23rd,” Judge Yvette Roland wrote in a court order.

The development came after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis reached an agreement with Eastman for a $100,000 bond order, according to an earlier court filing Monday.

All of the 19 defendants in the case who were indicted last week, including Trump, are expected to turn themselves in this week ahead of a Friday deadline set by Willis.

Roland’s court order marked the first confirmation for a date on which one of the former president’s co-defendants will surrender. Trump plans to turn himself in Thursday, the former president announced on his social media platform Monday.

Eastman and others are expected to be arrested at Fulton County’s jail, then released on pre-negotiated bond terms. He and others are also expected to enter not guilty pleas soon after.

Attorneys for defendants in the Trump case are expected to negotiate with the district attorney’s office to agree to terms of release and bond for their clients – known as a consent bond – before they turn themselves in at the jail in Fulton County.

As part of his agreement, Eastman agreed not to communicate “in any way” about the case with any co-defendant or witness except through counsel. The order signed by his lawyer also says Eastman “shall perform no act to intimidate any person known to him or her to be a codefendant or witness in this case or to otherwise obstruct the administration of justice.”

Eastman devised and promoted a six-step plan for then-Vice President Mike Pence to overturn Joe Biden’s victory while presiding over the Electoral College certification on January 6, 2021. He also urged Georgia state lawmakers to appoint fake GOP electors to replace the legitimate slate of Democratic electors.

A bipartisan array of legal scholars have said Eastman’s schemes were unconstitutional.

Eastman also was referenced, though not explicitly by name, as an unindicted co-conspirator in special counsel Jack Smith’s federal election subversion case against Trump.

Harvey Silverglate, co-counsel for Eastman, said in a statement following last week’s indictment that Eastman “will challenge this indictment in any and all forums available to him.”

This story has been updated with additional developments.

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