Two people accused of conspiring with ex-President Donald Trump have been charged in Georgia.

In the Georgia indictment, John Eastman is one of 19 co-defendants charged with racketeering and conspiracy.

A second defendant, Scott Hall, a Georgia bail bondsman, has also surrendered.

On Thursday, Mr Trump is expected to surrender the 13 charges against him.

In a lawsuit filed last week, the Fulton County district attorney’s office accused the former president and 18 allies of trying to overturn his loss.

By Friday noon local time, each defendant must surrender and be booked into the Atlanta jail.

Mr Eastman, 63, is considered a key figure in the plot to tamper with the 2020 election.

A lawsuit he represented sought to overturn election results in four states where the former president lost.

In Georgia, he urged state senators to disregard election results and appoint fake electors.

On Tuesday, he was released on a $100,000 bond agreement (£78,500) after spending a couple of hours in jail.

Mr Eastman stated that the Georgia case targets attorneys for their zealous advocacy for their clients, something attorneys are ethically obligated to do.

Furthermore, he promised to vigorously contest every count of the indictment in which he is named as well.

Reporters outside court asked Mr Eastman if he still believed that the 2020 election was stolen. He replied, “Absolutely, no question in my mind.”?

California’s State Bar is currently investigating the lawyer’s post-election actions, which could result in his license being revoked. Due to his surrender in Fulton County, this week’s hearings have been postponed.

In a separate federal indictment filed this month by Special Counsel Jack Smith, an investigator appointed by the US Justice Department, Mr Eastman is mentioned, but not named.

On Tuesday, Mr Hall turned himself in as the first defendant in the Georgia case.

A bail bondsman from Atlanta faces seven charges related to a breach of voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia, in January 2021.

After signing a $10,000 bond agreement, Mr Hall was released from jail after about an hour.

A bail agreement has also been negotiated by Shawn Still and David Shafer, who are alleged fake electors.

One of the defendants, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, filed court papers Tuesday afternoon asking a judge to decide immediately whether to move his case to a federal court, or – alternatively – shield him from arrest in Georgia.

A request to delay Mr Meadows’ arrest was denied by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. According to Ms Willis’ email, Mr Meadows “is no different from any other criminal defendant in this court”.

Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark made a similar request earlier. According to their attorneys, both men were federal officials at the time of their alleged involvement in the case, so the case should be handled by the federal court system.

Jenna Ellis, an ex-Trump lawyer, wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that “this has become more than just a matter of one man. So why isn’t MAGA, Inc. funding everyone’s defense?”

Another former Trump lawyer, Michael Cohen, now a fierce critic of his former boss, told CNN on Tuesday that Mr Trump was not paying Rudy Giuliani’s fees. reporter has contacted Mr Giuliani’s lawyer for comment.