Trump accepts $200k bond and other terms in Fulton County indictment.
Former President Donald Trump Faces $200,000 Bond in Georgia Racketeering Indictment
Former President Donald Trump has agreed to a $200,000 bond and other release conditions in the sweeping Georgia racketeering indictment. This comes after his legal team met with the Fulton County District Attorney’s office.
Trump is expected to surrender at the Fulton County jail later this week. The bond order includes 13 counts of charges, such as criminal conspiracy and solicitation, making false statements, and violation of Georgia’s version of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.
Breaking: Former President Donald Trump’s bond set for $200,000 in Fulton County pic.twitter.com/08UQjqKo5l
— Tamar Hallerman (@TamarHallerman) August 21, 2023
According to the document signed by Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee and Trump’s three Atlanta-based attorneys, the former president is barred from intimidating witnesses, co-defendants, or victims in the case. This includes any communication on social media. He must only communicate indirectly through his lawyer.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis launched a 41-count indictment against Trump and 18 co-conspirators last week. They are accused of attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. This marks the fourth indictment against Trump, who is seeking a second term in 2024.
Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing and claims that politically motivated forces are targeting him in a “witch hunt” orchestrated by the Biden administration and Democrat prosecutors in New York and Georgia.
Former Trump attorney John Eastman, also named in the indictment, has reportedly agreed to a $100,000 bond order, according to CNN.
The outlet also reported that bail bondsman and co-defendant Scott Hall reached a bond agreement at $10,000. Hall, who is facing seven charges in the indictment, must report to pre-trial supervision every 30 days and is prohibited from communicating with the other co-defendants in the case.
Willis has ordered Trump and the co-defendants to surrender at the Fulton County Jail for processing by noon on August 25. Arraignments for the defendants are proposed for the first week of September, with a trial scheduled for March 2024.
Republican Georgia State Sen. Colton Moore has requested a special session of the state’s General Assembly to impeach Willis.
However, Governor Brian Kemp told Fox News that Sen. Moore has not provided any evidence to support his assertion.
Sen. Moore responded, “Tell Brian Kemp and his team to turn off CNN and open their eyes. I’ve done 25 TV, radio, and podcast interviews with one identical message: I need 3/5 of my colleagues to sign the letter. The people of Georgia want action, not more empty promises from fluff politicians.”
Before agreeing to the bond order and release conditions, Trump took to Truth Social on Monday to claim that Gov. Kemp was “fighting hard” against the impeachment of the district attorney.
“Governor Kemp of Georgia is fighting hard against the Impeachment of the crooked, incompetent, & highly partisan D.A. of Fulton County, Fani Willis, who has allowed Murder and other Violent Crime to MASSIVELY ESCALATE. Crime in Atlanta is WORST IN NATION,” Trump said. “She should be impeached for many reasons, not just the Witch Hunt (I did nothing wrong!). Willis should focus on out of control Murder, not ‘I will get TRUMP’ over a Perfect Phone Call. Georgia does not deserve this GIANT MURDER WAVE!”
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