Trump faces $200,000 bond in Georgia election case

AFP

Former US President Donald Trump will face a $200,000 bond and orders to not ship threatening social media messages as he awaits trial in Georgia on expenses of attempting to overturn his 2020 election loss, a courtroom submitting on Monday confirmed.

The doc, a bond settlement signed by Trump’s attorneys and Fulton Country District Attorney Fani Willis, units out launch phrases together with restrictions on intimidating witnesses and obstructing justice.

“The above shall include, but are not limited to, posts on social media or reposts of posts made by another individual on social media,” states the order, signed by Fulton County Superior Court decide Scott McAfee.

Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, and 18 co-defendants had been indicted within the Georgia case on August 14.

Willis gave them till Friday at midday (8:00 pm GMT) to give up to expenses towards them or face arrest.

The former president plans to give up on Thursday in Atlanta he stated on social media on Monday.

“I’ll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED,” Trump, who’s operating for reelection in 2024, stated on his Truth Social platform. He described the indictment as a politically motivated effort to derail his reelection marketing campaign.

CNN earlier reported that Trump deliberate to show himself in on the Fulton County jail in Atlanta on Thursday.

Trump’s former private lawyer John Eastman, additionally indicted within the Georgia case, plans to give up to Fulton County authorities on Wednesday, a courtroom submitting confirmed on Monday.

Trump has pleaded not responsible in all legal circumstances and will spend a lot of subsequent yr in courtroom, whilst he campaigns to retake the White House.

Trump’s give up on Thursday will come a day after the primary Republican major presidential debate that the previous president doesn’t plan to attend.

Prosecutors within the case have proposed that the trial begin on March 4, 2024, whereas Trump’s attorneys have requested for a 2026 trial.