Rudy Giuliani has surrendered himself to authorities in relation to the Georgia election case, and he was subsequently booked into an Atlanta jail alongside other defendants.
The bond of the former mayor of New York City was set at $150,000, and he arrived in Atlanta as lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, another defendant in the case, filed a motion for a speedy trial. That would require the trial for all of the 19 people who have been indicted in the case to begin no later than Nov. 3, a few months earlier than what prosecutors were seeking.
Rudy Giuliani Surrenders to Jail in Georgia
After Giuliani was booked into the Atlanta jail, he stepped out of an SUV to address a horde of reporters and called the case "an attack on the American people." Afterward, he made his way to A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds, a business establishment near the jail.
Giuliani and former United States President Donald Trump are the two individuals facing the most charges among the people indicted in the Georgia election case. The former was the latter's former personal lawyer, and he is believed to have played a leading role in advancing false claims that the election was stolen from the Republican businessman, as per the New York Times.
The former Trump attorney was accompanied to the Atlanta jail by Bernard Kerik, who previously served as New York City's police commissioner under Giuliani's mayoral leadership. The flight to the area also included a spokesman for Giuliani, Ted Goodman, and John Esposito from the New York law firm Aidala, Bertuna, and Kamins.
The latter is expected to take the lead to represent the former Trump attorney in the Georgia election case. Ahead of Giuliani's booking, his layers met with the office of Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis, who is leading the investigation.
On Wednesday, the bond for Sidney Powell, another defendant who is a lawyer believed to have advanced false claims of vote fraud and advised the former president to fight his election loss, was set at $100,000.
Georgia Election Case
Following Giuliani's surrender, his former boss, Trump, is also expected to do the same regarding charges in the case. However, according to NBC News, the former president has denied any wrongdoing and says he is innocent.
Additionally, Trump has already agreed to a $200,000 bond with certain conditions, which include limits on social media posts regarding the Georgia election case. If the Republican businessman is found to violate any of the conditions, judges could have limited enforcement options.
There were also talks about how Giuliani could have financed the private flight to Atlanta amid financial struggles from mounting legal bills. The situation stems from his attempts to retain lawyers for the congressional and federal criminal investigations.
Furthermore, the situation has worsened for the former Trump attorney because of his setbacks in court. These include a defamation case against two Georgia election workers Giuliani falsely accused of stealing ballots. According to The Guardian, his license was suspended following his election subversion efforts.
