Giuliani, Sidney Powell turn themselves in at Fulton County jail

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More of Trump’s co-defendants turned themselves in at the Fulton County jail on Wednesday. A couple of big names were processed among the others, including taking mugshots and posting bonds.

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Rudy Giuliani flew into Atlanta on a private jet. He faces 13 felony counts, including RICO charges. The irony is not lost on anyone who knows Rudy’s career history. ‘I’m the same Rudy Giuliani that took down the mafia that made New York City the safest city in America,’ he told reporters as he left the jail. Once America’s Mayor, he’s now a co-defendant with his old friend and former client, Donald Trump.

It was just the latest setback for the former New York Mayor, who was once heralded as a hero of Sept. 11th. Giuliani now founds himself facing a criminal trial, along with a divorce, mounting legal fees, and a case accusing him of sexual abuse and harassment.

In the images released by the Fulton County Sheriff’s office, Giuliani can be seen looking straight ahead, showing a slight frown with industrial lighting shining on his forehead and a sheriff’s badge on his right.

Giuliani was spotted walking into A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds near the jail after he was released on $150,000 bail before DailyMail.com captured him boarding a private jet out of Atlanta.

Trump responded on Truth Social.

‘ The greatest Mayor in the history of New York City was just ARRESTED in Atlanta, Georgia, because he fought for Election Integrity. THE ELECTION WAS RIGGED & STOLLEN. HOW SAD FOR OUR COUNTRY. MAGA!’ Trump wrote.

The former mayor once used RICO laws to take down the mafia in New York in the 1980s. Now he faces RICO law prosecution himself. He calls the prosecution a travesty.

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Asked by reporters after he exited the prison whether he regrets attaching his name to former President Trump, Giuliani chuckled and responded: ‘I am very honored to be involved in this case because this case is a fight for our way of life.’

‘This indictment is a travesty,’ he continued, calling it ‘an attack on the American people.’

He called himself the ‘most prolific prosecutor in American history’ and the most effective mayor ‘ever.’

‘If they can do this to me, they can do this to you,’ he said defiantly during the scrum in which he was physically jostled around.

Rudy told reporters that he is being prosecuted for being a lawyer. Then he said something that Trump frequently says these days – prosecutors aren’t just coming after him, they are “gonna come for you.”

He added a warning for Republicans that when political winds shift, ‘they’re gonna come for you.’

‘Now, whether you dislike or like Donald Trump, let me give you a warning. They’re gonna come for you. When the political winds shift, as they always do, let us pray that Republicans are more honest, more trustworthy, and more American than these people in charge of this government.’

‘Donald Trump told you this. They weren’t just coming for him or me.’

The second lawyer to pose for a mugshot Wednesday was Sidney Powell. Powell is charged with seven counts including several counts of conspiracy to commit election fraud. Her bond was set at $100,000.

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Sidney “Release the Kraken” Powell is best known for her stories about Dominion Voting Systems. She is one of the strike force lawyers who toured the country trying to find legal victories over alleged voter fraud. She advised Trump to fight to overturn the election. Her “release the Kraken” remark was over the evidence she claimed to have that the election was stolen.

Jenna Ellis, another lawyer, had a big ole smile for her mugshot. She turned herself in about the same time as Sidney. Her bond is set at $100,000.

Georgia-based lawyer Ray Smith was booked Wednesday, as was Trump campaign lawyer Ken Chesebro. Smith’s bond is $50,000 and Chesebro’s was set at $100,000. They each spent two hours at the jail before being released.

David Shafer, former Georgia Republican chairman and state legislator, turned himself in early Wednesday morning, along with Cathy Latham, former Coffee County Republican chair. Both had bonds set at $75,000 and were released.

And, so it goes. There are still more to be processed at the jail. The big one is Donald Trump and it will happen later today. Stay tuned.

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