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Former President Donald Trump, accused of trying to overturn Georgia’s vote results during the 2020 presidential election, said he would voluntarily appear in court in Georgia on the 24th (local time).
Previously, the Atlanta Court in Georgia, which has jurisdiction over the case, set former President Trump’s bail at $200,000 (about 260 million won).
According to the bail agreement, former President Trump can remain free until the trial proceeds as long as he does not threaten witnesses.
Former President Trump denies all 13 charges, including blackmail and false statements.
Meanwhile, according to the bail agreement released on the 21st, it is a condition that “the accused (former President Trump) must not interfere with the execution of justice, such as threatening co-accused or known witnesses in this case.”
In addition, the court added, “This includes posting on social media or reposting posts posted on social media by others.”
The bail agreement was signed by Atlanta’s Fulton County District Attorney Fanny Willis and former President Trump’s attorneys.
Afterwards, on the 21st, former President Trump said, “Can you believe it? I will be heading to Atlanta, Georgia, to be arrested on the 24th by the radical left-wing District Attorney Fanny Willis.”
Former President Trump said, “Prosecutor Willis is continuing his actions (targeting me) and raising money for it. This is a witch hunt,” he said, accusing him of “depraved Biden’s thorough collaboration with the Justice Department.”
He also claimed that the bail conditions gave him a sense that Willis thought he might have attempted to escape outside the United States.
Former President Trump said, “Could I really fly in a ‘understated’ private plane with my name in gold?” “Probably not. It would be much better to just take a regular flight. I’m sure no one will recognize me!”
On the 5th, Prosecutor Willis asked the judge to schedule a procedure for ex-President Trump’s indictment (the process of informing the accused of the reason for the indictment and hearing the accused’s guilt or innocence). At the same time, he suggested March next year as the starting point of the trial.
Earlier on the morning of the 21st, former President Trump’s attorneys were witnessed at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta. According to reports, it was to negotiate bail conditions with the court investigators.
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said that on the day former President Trump voluntarily appears, a “strict lockdown” is expected in the area around the county detention center. In fact, barricades have been erected outside the court ahead of former President Trump’s voluntary appearance this week.
The 19 people indicted this time, including former President Trump, must voluntarily appear by noon on the 25th, local time, but on the 21st, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office explained that they would barricade themselves until the 26th.
Meanwhile, former President Trump was indicted last week, along with 18 others, for attempting to interfere with Georgia’s election results after losing to Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.
During the counting of votes at the time, former President Trump called Republican Secretary of State Brad Rappensperger and pressured him to “find my 11,780 votes.”
Former President Trump, who was recorded as the first person ever to be indicted as a former incumbent US president, has already been indicted in three other criminal cases.
In response to these allegations, former President Trump continues to claim that he has not done anything wrong and that this is a political conspiracy.
Meanwhile, former President Trump boasts the highest approval rating among Republican candidates who will challenge current President Biden in the upcoming 2024 presidential election.
In response, he announced that he would not attend the first Republican primary debate scheduled for the evening of the 23rd. Former President Trump explained through ‘Truth Social’, “The public knows who I am and how successfully I have served as president.”
Meanwhile, according to a source close to him, former President Trump seems to meet with the public through an interview with Tucker Carlson, a former ‘Fox News’ host, instead of a debate.
The state-by-state primaries to select the Republican presidential candidate are scheduled to begin on January 15 next year.
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Former President Trump called the Georgia Secretary of State and said, “What I want is simple. Find my 11,780 votes.”
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2023-08-22 07:20:27
