Donald Trump said on Monday that he will surrender in Atlanta on Thursday in Georgia’s election case against him.
Lawyers negotiated a bond of $200,000 and agreed that the former president would not disparage co-defendants or witnesses, The Wall Street Journal reported.
In a social-media post, Trump said he was going to be arrested by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who announced charges against him last week.
“Can you believe it?” Trump said, adding: “She campaigned, and is continuing to campaign, and raise money on, this WITCH HUNT.”
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee set the bond amount in a three-page court filing.
“The Defendant shall perform no act to intimidate any person known to him or her to be a co-defendant or witness in this case or to otherwise obstruct the administration of justice,” the order stated.
“The above shall include, but are not limited to, posts on social media or reposts of posts made by another individual on social media,” the order said.
Trump’s lawyers and Willis agreed to the consent order.
Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat said Trump and other defendants will be treated like others charged with a crime, including having fingerprints and mugshots taken, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Trump’s lawyers issued a statement after he was indicted. “We look forward to a detailed review of this indictment which is undoubtedly just as flawed and unconstitutional as this entire process has been,” they said in part.
Meanwhile, an Atlanta bail bondsman indicted along with Trump was the first of 18 other defendants to surrender at Fulton County Jail, CNN reported Tuesday.
Scott Hall was charged with conspiracy to commit computer invasion of privacy, computer trespass, and computer theft; conspiracy to defraud the state; conspiracy to commit election fraud; and violation of the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, as per the AJC.
The newspaper reported Hall’s bond was set at $10,000. He was one of five defendants granted bond on Monday.
Defendants face a deadline of 11 a.m. CT on Friday to turn themselves in.
“Keep in mind, defendants can turn themselves in at any time,” the sheriff’s office said, per the AJC. “The jail is open 24/7.”
Others facing charges include former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and Dallas attorney Sidney Powell. The indictment also mentions 30 unindicted co-conspirators.
