Trump to Turn Himself In Thursday Over Georgia Indictment; Bond Set at $200,000
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Former President Donald Trump plans to turn himself into authorities Thursday over his Georgia 2020 election indictment.
The Details: According to a bond agreement signed Monday by Trump's attorneys and Fulton Country district attorney Fani Willis, Trump will face a $200,000 bond as he awaits trial, and is barred from "intimidating" codefendants or witnessess with social media posts. Prosecutors want the trial to start on March 4; Trump's lawyers have asked for a 2026 trial.
Key Quotes: "Can you believe it? I’ll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED," Trump said on Truth Social Monday. The bond agreement says Trump "shall perform no act to intimidate any person known to him or her to be a codefendant or witness in this case or to otherwise obstruct the administration of justice," including "posts on social media or reposts of posts made by another individual on social media."
For Context: Last week, Trump and 18 others were charged with trying to reverse Georgia's 2020 election results. Trump has decried the charges as politically motivated.
How the Media Covered it: Left- and center-rated sources covered the news more prominently than right-rated sources did.
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From the Center
Trump plans to turn himself in on Thursday over Georgia indictment
Former U.S. President Donald Trump plans to surrender on Thursday in Atlanta in connection with his indictment in Georgia on charges he sought to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state, he said on social media on Monday.
"I'll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED," Trump, who is running for reelection in 2024, said on his Truth Social platform. He described the indictment as a politically motivated effort to derail his reelection campaign.
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A Georgia court set bond for former President Trump at $200,000, after he was charged by Fulton County prosecutors with 13 counts last week related to its investigation into his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Trump will be processed Thursday in Fulton County, a source familiar told Fox News Digital. The source said this will take place Thursday afternoon, but the exact timing is unclear at this point.
The source said Trump will have his arraignment and first court appearance in September.
Trump was charged by Fulton County District Attorney Fani...
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Donald Trump plans to turn himself in Thursday in Georgia on election-theft charges
Donald Trump will turn himself in at Georgia’s Fulton County jail on Thursday to answer charges he illegally tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
The date was set during Monday negotiations with the local district attorney’s office over his consent bond and conditions for release. Fulton Country DA Fani Willis had given him and 18 co-defendants until noon Friday to show up.
“Can you believe it? I’ll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED,” the ex-president said on his Truth Social platform Monday night.
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