Trump co-defendant John Eastman surrenders to authorities on Georgia charges

Eastman said in a statement provided by his lawyers that he was surrendering “to an indictment that should never have been brought”. 

Lawyer John Eastman was a close adviser to Donald Trump (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Conservative lawyer John Eastman has turned himself in to authorities on charges in the Georgia case alleging an illegal plot to overturn former US president Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss.

Eastman was booked at the Fulton County jail and is expected to have an arraignment set in the coming weeks in the sprawling racketeering case.