John Eastman, one of the lawyers who played a central role in Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, surrendered to Georgia authorities Tuesday following his indictment in the case brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
Eastman, who is among Trump’s 18 co-defendants in the 98-page indictment released by Willis last week, faces nine counts, including one for violating Georgia’s RICO Act.
“I am here today to surrender to an indictment that should never have been brought,” Eastman said in a statement. “It represents a crossing of the Rubicon for our country, implicating the fundamental First Amendment right to petition the government for redress of grievances.”
Eastman added that he expects himself and the others facing charges in the case to be vindicated.
“My legal team and I will vigorously contest every count of the indictment in which I am named, and also every count in which others are named, for which my knowledge of the relevant…