Sidney Powell surrenders, granted $100,000 bond in Georgia Trump case.

Sidney Powell,⁤ former​ attorney on President Trump’s​ 2020 campaign, has agreed to a $100,000 bond set Wednesday morning in the Fulton County, Georgia, case. She‍ and 18 other co-defendants are accused of⁣ violating the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.⁣ This case, brought by Fulton ⁤County District Attorney Fani Willis, targets former President Donald Trump for​ his efforts to⁤ challenge the Georgia general election results.

Ms.‌ Powell surrendered​ on Wednesday ‌at the Fulton County jail. She‌ is facing six conspiracy counts on top of racketeering charges.

Co-defendant Misty Hampton, a local election⁤ official, also had‌ her bond set at $10,000 on Wednesday.

Co-defendant Rudy Giuliani, former attorney for⁤ President Trump, was seen⁤ arriving in‍ Atlanta on Wednesday. He headed ‍to the‌ courthouse ‌to set bond before his announced ⁣surrender at the Fulton County jail.

All bond agreements include restrictions ⁢on⁣ communication about the case. ⁣Only the defendants’ attorneys ‍are allowed to communicate with other co-defendants or witnesses.

Ms. Powell’s bond agreement ​adds​ a condition that⁢ if she doesn’t turn herself in by⁤ noon on Friday, ‍Aug. 25, “this‌ consent bond order shall be null ⁢and void.”

Conspiracy ⁤Charges

Ms. Powell⁣ is facing two ⁣counts ‌of “conspiracy ⁤to commit⁢ election fraud,” one count of “conspiracy to commit computer theft,” one count of ‌”conspiracy to ​commit computer⁤ trespass,” one count of “conspiracy to commit computer invasion of ‍privacy,” and‍ one count of ⁣”conspiracy to defraud ⁢the‍ state.” These ⁣charges stem from her involvement with data forensic firm Sullivan Strickler.

Additionally, Ms. Powell is‍ accused of 12 ‌acts of racketeering. These include actions ⁤such as appearing at​ press conferences to support President Trump’s election result challenges and ‍using a Coffee County, ‌Georgia, computer with voter data.

In a separate case against President Trump, ‌brought by special counsel Jack ⁤Smith, the former president faces ​alleged conspiracy charges for contesting ⁣the 2020 election⁢ results. The indictment in Washington lists Ms. Powell, unnamed, as a co-conspirator who advanced arguments involving voting machines affecting election results.

Other ​Bonds Set in Georgia

Bond agreements have also⁢ been ​set for ‌several other ‍defendants.

President Trump had the highest bond set at $200,000. Other defendants include John Eastman at $100,000,⁤ Kenneth Chesebro at $100,000, Jenna Ellis at $100,000, David Shafer at $75,000, Cathleen Latham at‍ $75,000, Stephen Lee at $75,000, Ray ‍Smith III at $50,000, Robert Cheeley at $50,000, Michael Roman at $50,000, Shawn Still⁢ at $10,000, and Scott Hall ‍at $10,000.

Attorneys Mr. Eastman, Mr. Chesebro, Mr. Smith, alternate electors Ms. Latham and Mr. Shafer, and Georgia bail bondsman Mr.​ Hall have been booked by the local Fulton County jail and ⁤released‍ on ⁢bond.

President Trump is expected to arrive on Thursday ⁤afternoon, as he has posted on social⁤ media. Supporters of his are expected to arrive ahead of the GOP frontrunner to rally.

“Nobody has⁤ ever fought for election integrity like President Donald ‌J. Trump. For doing so, I ⁤will proudly ⁣be arrested tomorrow afternoon in Georgia. God‍ bless the⁢ United States⁢ of America!!!” he wrote.

“For ‌the first time in three years, brave American Patriots will be able, in Court, to show how the ⁤Presidential Election‍ of 2020 was RIGGED ⁢& STOLLEN.‍ For those RINOS, Radical Left‍ Democrats, Communists, Marxists, Fascists , &‍ others who⁣ say, ‘Don’t Look Back, Look Forward,’ they ⁢either do not want to reveal the answers ⁢because they “got‍ away with‍ murder,” or are FOOLS ⁣& COWARDS because we now know the answers to all of ‌the Fraud, Irregularities, & Cheating, ​& WE CANNOT⁤ LET IT ‍HAPPEN AGAIN!”

19 Defendants

The‌ 98-page indictment brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis charges 19 defendants with violating the state’s Racketeer Influenced ⁢and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. ⁢In ⁢total, they ⁤are accused ⁤of 161 acts of racketeering and 41 counts in ‍total.

The defendants include ​President⁤ Trump, attorney Rudy⁢ Giuliani, attorney Mr. Eastman, former chief of staff Mr. Meadows, attorney Mr.‍ Chesebro, former DOJ official Mr. Clark, attorney Ms. Ellis,‍ attorney Mr. Smith, attorney Mr. Cheeley, attorney‌ Sidney Powell, alternate elector Ms. Latham, alternate elector Mr.⁢ Shafer, Illinois pastor Stephen Lee, vice ⁣president⁣ for the Black ‍Conservative Federation ⁤Harrison ⁣Floyd, ​former publicist for Kanye⁤ West Trevian Kutti, bail bondsman Mr. Hall, and​ former elections ​official Misty⁢ Hampton.

The indictment alleges that all ‍defendants⁣ illegally conspired t