Trump will turn himself in to Georgia prison, warned over ‘threatening behaviour’
Former US president Donald Trump plans to turn himself in and be processed at the Fulton County jail in Georgia on Thursday.
FILE - Former President Donald Trump is escorted to a courtroom, April 4, 2023, in New York. Trump’s bond has been set at $200,000 in the Georgia case accusing the former president of scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss. The bond agreement was outlined in a court filing signed by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Trump’s defense attorneys. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
That date was set during negotiations with the Fulton County district attorney’s office on Monday over his consent bond and release conditions, CNN reported on Monday.
In a 98-page Georgia indictment revealed last week, Trump and 18 other defendants were charged with a total of 41 criminal counts in connection with efforts to overturn Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in the state.
When Trump surrenders, there will be a “hard lockdown” of the area surrounding the Rice Street Jail, the local sheriff’s office said earlier on Monday. It did not mention the timing of the surrender.
A spokesman for Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump will face a $US200,000 ($A312,000) bond and orders not to send threatening social media messages as he awaits trial in Georgia on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, a court filing on Monday showed.
The document, a bond agreement signed by Trump’s lawyers and Fulton Country District Attorney Fani Willis, also set out release terms including restrictions on intimidating witnesses and obstructing justice.
Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, and his co-defendants were indicted on August 14. Willis gave them until Friday at noon (Saturday at 7am AEST) to surrender or face arrest.
Prosecutors in the case have proposed that the trial start on March 4, while Trump’s lawyers have asked for a 2026 trial.
Trump’s reported surrender on Thursday will come a day after the first Republican primary presidential debate that the former president does not plan to attend.
“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 judge Scott McAfee.
Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, and 18 co-defendants were indicted in the Georgia case on August 14. Willis gave them until Friday at noon to surrender to charges against them or face arrest.
Prosecutors in the case have proposed that the trial start on March 4, 2024, while Trump’s lawyers have asked for a 2026 trial.
