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Donald Trump will turn himself in to authorities in Atlanta, Georgia later Thursday, facing 13 criminal charges for his alleged attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The 77-year-old, the clear frontrunner in the race to become the Republican nominee for the White House again, will be registered and photographed in Fulton County before being released on a previously negotiated $200,000 bond.
Several others charged with Trump in the case brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fanny Willis turned themselves in on Wednesday, including former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and Sidney. Powell, and Jenna Ellis, a former attorney for the Trump campaign.
Willis’ office has given until Friday for the 19 defendants in the case to voluntarily surrender. Local authorities said Trump would be treated the same as the other defendants, which often included having mugshots taken.
The Georgia case is the latest in a string of indictments that have engulfed Trump and complicated his recent bid for the White House, including the prospect that he could stand trial during the presidential campaign.
The day before Trump was scheduled to surrender, he skipped the first televised debate between the Republican presidential candidates, opting instead to conduct a pre-recorded interview with former Fox host Tucker Carlson, which was shared on the social media platform Simultaneously on X (formerly Twitter).
In the interview, Trump, who has long dismissed the case against him as part of a politically motivated witch hunt, reiterated his claim that the 2020 election was “rigged” against him, And mused that he could be the target of political violence, saying: “I saw what they did. I saw what they did.”
Republicans have denounced the criminal case against Trump as an attempt to weaponize the political system against the former president. Earlier Thursday, Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, launched an investigation into whether Willis cooperated with federal prosecutors, including special counsel Jack Jake, who brought similar charges against Trump earlier this month. · Smith.
Jordan, a staunch Trump ally, said in a letter to Georgia attorneys that, given the first indictment by Willis’s office two and a half years later, “the timing of this indictment heightens concerns about Willis’ motives.” “. The ex-president is reportedly being investigated.
“Furthermore, you requested that the case begin on March 4, 2024, the day before Super Tuesday and eight days before Georgia’s presidential primary,” Jordan added. “So it’s not surprising that many speculate that this indictment and indictment are aimed at interfering with the 2024 presidential election.”
Trump now faces four separate criminal cases and is expected to plead not guilty to 13 charges brought against him by Georgia prosecutors, including violating the state’s racketeering law, engaging in criminal abetment and criminal conspiracy, making false statements , and submit false documents.
Court documents released Monday showed Trump’s attorneys had agreed to bail terms with the Fulton County District Attorney, including a $200,000 bond and a pledge not to intimidate witnesses.
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