In court papers filed in federal court for the Northern District of Georgia on Tuesday, Meadows asked a judge for an immediate ruling on his effort to move his Fulton County case to federal court or an order that would prevent Willis from arresting him.

“Granting removal immediately and notifying the state court is the most efficient way to effectuate relief,” Meadows' attorney, John S. Moran, wrote. “Alternatively, the Court can effectuate relief by issuing an order to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis — who is a party to the matter before the Court — prohibiting her from arresting or causing the arrest of Mr. Meadows before the Monday hearing.” 

Moran said in the 19-page filing that Willis' office on Monday "informed counsel of their firm terms for a consent bond and made clear that Mr. Meadows would be arrested" if he did not voluntarily surrender by Willis' deadline of noon Friday.

According to the filing, Willis' office refused a request from Meadows' counsel to defer his arrest by one business day until after a scheduled hearing.

Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis, former White House official Mike Roman and former Coffee County GOP Chair Cathy Latham have all agreed to bond deals with the Fulton County DA's office, court records show.

The consent bond orders filed on behalf of Ellis, Roman and Latham bring the total number of such agreements to 10. A total of 19 people have been charged in the case.

Ellis, who was often affixed to Giuliani's side at post-election state hearings touting bogus election fraud claims, agreed to a $100,000 bond, court filings show. She's charged with racketeering and "solicitation of violation of oath by Public Officer." 

Roman, who worked for Trump's 2016 and 2020 campaigns, is charged with racketeering and criminal conspiracy for allegedly helping to organize "alternate electors" to cast votes for Trump. His bond was set at $50,000.

Bond was set at $75,000 for Latham, a Trump "elector" who's charged with racketeering, conspiracy, forgery, false statements and impersonating a public officer. Prosecutors say she took part in a scheme to illegally access voting machines in Coffee County.  

Rudy Giuliani was down in the dumps.

It was January 2008, and the former New York City mayor had flamed out of the Republican presidential primaries in spectacular fashion. He had longed to be the first Italian American president of the United States. Now what?

“In the wake of that crash and burn, Giuliani started to drink and went into a depression,” said Andrew Kirtzman, a longtime New York City journalist who has written two biographies of Giuliani.

An unlikely figure stepped up to help: Donald Trump. The real estate mogul allowed Giuliani and his third wife, Judith, to stay at a cottage at Mar-a-Lago where he was able to recuperate away from the prying eyes of the media. 

Fifteen years later, Giuliani has been charged with engaging in a conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election on behalf of Trump. 

The indictment handed up by a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, marks the most dramatic turn in the long relationship between the two quintessentially New York figures. For Giuliani, the charges also represent a new low in the career arc of a man who was once one of the most admired people on the planet. 

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More than half of likely Iowa Republican caucusgoers say they believe Trump’s claims that he won the 2020 presidential election, despite no evidence of widespread election fraud, a new poll from NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom shows.

Fifty-one percent of respondents say they believe Trump, while 41% say they don’t, and 8% aren’t sure. The poll includes both Republican and independent voters who say they’re likely to participate in the caucus.

Majorities of self-identified Republicans (60%), those making less than $70,000 a year (69%), evangelicals (62%) and those without college degrees (59%) all believe Trump’s election claims. Out of those who say Trump is their first-choice candidate, 83% say they believe he won the 2020 election.

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In a new filing, former Justice Department lawyer Jeffrey Clark argues not only that Willis’ indictment of him must proceed in federal court but also that under federal law, her case must be stayed immediately, preventing her from even booking or arraigning him.

But Clark’s request that a federal court block his arrest hinges on his including the long-finished special grand jury proceedings Willis convened last year as part of her investigation.

Without including that case, which Clark characterizes as a civil matter, he has no basis in federal statutory law to demand a stay. On the contrary, federal law is clear that even when a defendant like Clark files a notice to remove a state criminal case to federal court, that doesn't stop the local prosecutor from continuing until a decision is made.

That’s why, for example, when former President Donald Trump attempted to remove Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s hush money indictment to federal court, that case was not paused as the removal motion was considered and then rejected by a federal judge last month.

Unless and until Clark can convince a court that Willis’ case against him is a hybrid civil-criminal case, there is no justification for pausing his arrest in Fulton County. And while it’s a creative argument, it is unlikely to succeed — or rescue Clark from the same procedures facing his 18 other co-defendants, up to and including Trump himself.

After reading his written statement outside of the Fulton County Jail, Eastman took questions, despite his attorney attempting to steer him away from the press several times.

Asked by NBC News if he still believes the 2020 election was stolen, Eastman said: “Absolutely, no question in my mind.”

Eastman said he was paying his own legal fees when pressed on the matter. He then declined comment when asked whether he will claim immunity from prosecution and if he thought others, such as former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, had grounds for such attempts.

Eastman’s processing inside the Fulton County Jail was quick — just over 90 minutes. He declined to comment on whether he was fingerprinted and if he took a mugshot. His attorney, however, told NBC News that his client’s processing was everything an everyday Georgian goes through when they get arrested.

David Shafer and Georgia state Sen. Shawn Still, who are facing charges stemming from the so-called fake electors scheme in Georgia, have arranged their bond through consent orders worked out with the district attorney’s office.

Shafer’s bond is set at $75,000 and Still’s is set at $10,000.

The bond agreements are a sign that their surrender to authorities is likely forthcoming.