Donald Trump to turn himself in over Georgia election case – DW – 08/22/2023

Donald Trump will hand himself over to authorities in Georgia later this week, the former US president said on Monday.

“I’ll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED,” Trump said on his own platform Truth Social. He claimed the indictment was politically motivated in an effort to derail his reelection bid.

Earlier on Monday, broadcaster CNN reported he would give himself up at the Fulton County jail in the US state of Georgia.

What are the charges against Trump?

In a 98-page Georgia indictment revealed last week, prosecutors accused Trump and 18 other defendants of conspiring to subvert the will of voters by keeping him in the White House after he lost to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.

Trump and the co-defendants  were charged with a total of 41 criminal counts in connection with efforts to overturn his electoral loss in the state.

His bond was set at $200,000 (€180,000) and he has been ordered not to post threatening messages on social media.

“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,” Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said in a court filing.

“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 judge said.

zc/jsi (AP, AFP, Reuters)