Former President Trump’s Bond Set at $200,000 in Georgia Case Involving 2020 Election Overturn Efforts

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Former President Donald Trump’s bond amount has been established at $200,000 as he prepares to surrender to authorities in the Georgia case that alleges he engaged in illegal maneuvers to overturn the results of the 2020 election. This development is outlined in court documents filed on Monday.

The bond agreement, signed by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, Trump’s defense lawyers, and the presiding judge, outlines specific conditions, including those concerning Trump’s activity on social media. Notably, the agreement explicitly covers “posts on social media or reposts of posts” created by others.

Trump has frequently employed social media as a platform to target individuals involved in his ongoing legal proceedings, all while campaigning to regain the presidency in 2024. His use of social media has included criticism directed at Fani Willis and even Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, a Republican who resisted his efforts to overturn the election results, singled out in a social media post on Monday morning.

Under the terms of the agreement, the former president is prohibited from making any form of “direct or indirect threat of any nature” towards witnesses or co-defendants. Additionally, he is barred from communicating about the case’s factual details with them, except through legal representatives.

The order stipulates that Trump’s bond for the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) charge is set at $80,000. Furthermore, an additional $10,000 is attached for each of the 12 other counts he is facing. Bond serves as a financial guarantee to ensure that defendants appear in court prior to the trial.

Fani Willis has established a deadline of noon on Friday for Trump and his 18 co-defendants to turn themselves in for processing. The prosecutor proposes that arraignments for the defendants follow during the week of September 5th. Willis aims to conduct a collective trial for the defendants and intends to bring the case to trial in March of the following year, coinciding with the peak of the presidential nominating season.

In Fulton County, it’s customary for the lawyers of defendants not in custody to negotiate a bond amount with the district attorney’s office prior to the arraignment. Once approved by the judge, the defendants are typically booked at the Fulton County jail, which involves providing personal information, photographs, and fingerprints. Given that Trump’s bond has already been established, he will be released after the booking process concludes.

A spokesperson for Trump did not provide an immediate comment, and a message seeking comment was also left for one of his attorneys.

Last week, Trump was indicted in this case alongside numerous associates who, according to prosecutors, conspired to undermine the voters’ will in a desperate attempt to maintain his presidency after losing to Democrat Joe Biden.

Trump vehemently denies any wrongdoing and portrays the case, along with three others he’s facing, as efforts to damage his 2024 presidential campaign. He regularly employs his Truth Social platform to target prosecutors and others linked to his legal proceedings, as well as to perpetuate unfounded claims of election theft in 2020.

In a Monday post, Trump described Fulton County’s district attorney as “crooked, incompetent, & highly partisan.” He also criticized Governor Kemp, a long-standing target due to his refusal to intervene following the 2020 election. Kemp countered Trump’s claims on social media, asserting, “The 2020 election in Georgia was not stolen.”

On Monday, bond amounts were also established for three lawyers indicted alongside Trump. Each of them had their bond set at $20,000 for the RICO charge, with varying amounts for other charges they face. Notably, the Georgia indictment follows just two weeks after the Justice Department special counsel indicted Trump in a separate case, alleging a comprehensive conspiracy to overturn the election results. In addition to the election-related cases, Trump faces federal charges for alleged mishandling of classified documents and a New York state case for alleged falsification of business records.

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