Trump surrendered himself in Fulton County for the Georgia General Election
On August 24th local time, former US President Trump arrived at Fulton County Prison in Atlanta, Georgia by private plane and surrendered on suspicion of overturning the results of the 2020 US presidential election in the state.
Trump and 19 other defendants were charged a total of 41 charges in this case. Among them, Trump was charged with 13 charges. This is the fourth criminal charge that Trump has faced since stepping down.
It is understood that Trump's defense lawyer and the Fulton County District Prosecutor's Office agreed earlier on the 21st on the timing and bail conditions for Trump's surrender, including a $200000 bail, as well as not using social media to target the other 18 defendants, witnesses, and 30 unsupervised conspirators in this case.
Fulton County District Prosecutor Fanny Willis has requested that 19 defendants surrender before noon on August 25th and that trials for all defendants begin on October 23rd.
US media: Trump is released on bail, leaving prison and heading to the airport
According to CNN, on the 24th local time, former US President Trump went to Fulton Prison in Georgia to surrender himself. About 20 minutes later, he completed the relevant procedures and left the prison. His convoy is currently heading to the airport.
According to reports, prison records show that Trump has been released on bail.
US media reported that Trump has agreed to pay a $200000 deposit and other bail conditions, including not using social media to target other defendants, witnesses, etc. in this case.