By — Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press By — Jill Colvin, Associated Press Jill Colvin, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trumps-bond-is-set-at-200000-in-georgia-2020-election-case Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump’s bond is set at $200,000 in Georgia 2020 election case Politics Aug 21, 2023 4:23 PM EDT Donald Trump’s bond has been set at $200,000 in the Georgia case accusing the former president of scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss, according to court papers filed Monday. The bond agreement, outlined in a court filing signed by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Trump’s defense attorneys, also bars Trump from intimidating co-defendants, witnesses or victims in the case — including on social media. He is also prohibited from communicating “in any way, directly or indirectly” about the facts of the case with any co-defendant or witness, except through attorneys. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Trump was charged last week in the case alongside 18 allies who prosecutors say conspired to subvert the will of voters in a desperate bid to keep the Republican in the White House after he lost to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump has denied any wrongdoing. He has been railing against the case since before he was indicted and singled out Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican who rebuffed his efforts to overturn the election, by name in a social media post as recently as Monday morning. Willis has already set a deadline of noon Friday for all the defendants to turn themselves in at the Fulton County Jail to be booked. She has proposed that arraignments for the defendants happen the week of Sept. 5 and that the case go to trial in March. It’s the fourth criminal case against the former president who is campaigning to reclaim the White House in 2024. Find more of our coverage Who is Fani Willis, the Fulton County DA who has been investigating Trump? Why Georgia’s RICO law could be key in the state’s case against Trump Read the full indictment against Trump for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election Where the criminal cases against Trump stand We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press By — Jill Colvin, Associated Press Jill Colvin, Associated Press
Donald Trump’s bond has been set at $200,000 in the Georgia case accusing the former president of scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss, according to court papers filed Monday. The bond agreement, outlined in a court filing signed by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Trump’s defense attorneys, also bars Trump from intimidating co-defendants, witnesses or victims in the case — including on social media. He is also prohibited from communicating “in any way, directly or indirectly” about the facts of the case with any co-defendant or witness, except through attorneys. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Trump was charged last week in the case alongside 18 allies who prosecutors say conspired to subvert the will of voters in a desperate bid to keep the Republican in the White House after he lost to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump has denied any wrongdoing. He has been railing against the case since before he was indicted and singled out Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican who rebuffed his efforts to overturn the election, by name in a social media post as recently as Monday morning. Willis has already set a deadline of noon Friday for all the defendants to turn themselves in at the Fulton County Jail to be booked. She has proposed that arraignments for the defendants happen the week of Sept. 5 and that the case go to trial in March. It’s the fourth criminal case against the former president who is campaigning to reclaim the White House in 2024. Find more of our coverage Who is Fani Willis, the Fulton County DA who has been investigating Trump? Why Georgia’s RICO law could be key in the state’s case against Trump Read the full indictment against Trump for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election Where the criminal cases against Trump stand We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now