Not surprisingly, Donald Trump worked out a bond deal with Fani Willis rather than waiting for an arraignment in court. The monetary terms of the deal are fairly simple – $200,000.The restrictions on communications are interesting:
(2) The Defendant shall not violate the laws of this State, the laws of any other state, the laws of the United States of America, or any other local laws. Ayala v. State, 262 Ga. 704, 705 (1993).(3) The Defendant shall appear in court as directed by the Court. Id.(4) The Defendant shall perform no act to intimidate any person known to him or her to be a codefendant or witness in this case or to otherwise obstruct the administration of justice.Id. This shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
a. The Defendant shall make no direct or indirect threat of any nature against anycodefendant;b. The Defendant shall make no direct or indirect threat of any nature against anywitness including, but not limited to, the individuals designated in the Indictmentas an unindicated co-conspirators Individual 1 through Individual 30;c. The Defendant shall make no direct or indirect threat of any nature against anyvictim;d. The Defendant shall make no direct or indirect threat of any nature against thecommunity or to any property in the community;e. The above shall include, but are not limited to, posts on social media or reposts ofposts made by another individual on social media;
(5) The Defendant shall not communicate in any way, directly or indirectly, about the facts of
this case with any person known to him to be a codefendant in this case except through
his or her counsel.(6) The Defendant shall not communicate in any way, directly or indirectly, about the facts of
this case with any person known to him to be a witness in this case except through his or
her counsel.
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Some of these terms are sufficiently broad that Trump’s usual banter and rants on Truth Social could be an issue.
It’s unclear to me if Trump still needs to attend an in-person arraignment, and the terms of release for the other defendants. I’ll add information as it becomse available.
MORE TO FOLLOW
Per CNN (I know, I know):
Former President Donald Trump plans to turn himself in and be processed at the Fulton County jail on Thursday, two sources familiar with the plan tell CNN.
That date was set during negotiations with the district attorney’s office today over his consent bond and release conditions.
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