Donald Trump has mentioned he’ll give up himself to authorities in Georgia on Thursday, as he awaits trial on expenses of making an attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat within the US state.

“Can you believe it? I’ll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED,” the former US president wrote on his social media community Truth Social on Monday, hours after his bond was set at $200,000 (£157,000).

Trump was ordered not to send threatening social media messages to co-defendants, witnesses or victims, in response to the bond settlement signed by Fulton County district legal professional Fani Willis, Trump’s defence attorneys and the choose. It explicitly contains “posts on social media or reposts of posts” made by others.

He was additionally prohibited from speaking in any means in regards to the information of the case with any co-defendant or witness, besides via attorneys.

Trump was indicted within the Georgia case final week along with 18 co-defendants, the fourth set of expenses towards him since April, when he turned the primary former president in US historical past to face indictment.

His appearances in New York, Florida and Washington DC have been field workplace media occasions. The former president has denied any wrongdoing.

Trump has repeatedly used social media to assault these concerned within the prison instances towards him as he campaigns to reclaim the White House in 2024.

He has railed towards Ms Willis since earlier than he was indicted, and singled out Florida’s governor, Brian Kemp – a Republican who rebuffed his efforts to overturn the election – by title in a social media put up on Monday morning.

Ms Willis set a deadline of midday on Friday for Trump and his 18 co-defendants to show themselves in on the Fulton County Jail to be booked or face arrest.

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Trial may happen throughout presidential nominating season

The prosecutor has proposed arraignments for the defendants through the week of 5 September and has mentioned she needs to strive the defendants collectively and convey the case to trial in March, which might put it through the presidential nominating season.

Prosecutors have proposed the trial begin on 4 March 2024, whereas Trump’s attorneys have requested for it to happen in 2026.

Mr Trump’s look in Georgia will come a day after the primary Republican main debate, which he has decided to skip.

He is predicted to show himself in at Fulton County Jail, the place the Department of Justice opened a civil rights investigation into situations final month, citing filthy cells, violence and the demise final 12 months of a person whose physique was discovered coated in bugs in the principle jail’s psychiatric wing. Three folks have died in Fulton County custody prior to now month.

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office mentioned when Trump surrenders there will probably be a “hard lockdown” of the world surrounding the jail.

Trump shouldn’t be anticipated to spend a lot time there.

Trump allies hand themselves in

It comes as the primary of Trump’s co-defendants surrendered on the jail, along with his former lawyer John Eastman and Republican ballot watcher Scott Hall each surrendering to the county sheriff’s workplace.

Among the fees towards Trump is “solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer” – in different phrases making an attempt to steer somebody to betray their workplace.

The 13 counts additionally embrace forgery and racketeering, which is most frequently used to focus on members of organised crime teams.

According to Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations (RICO) Act it’s a crime to take part in, purchase or keep management of an “enterprise” via a “pattern of racketeering activity” or to conspire to take action.

The scheme doesn’t have to have been profitable for it to be thought of prison.