Updated On: 23 August, 2023 07:58 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
Former president is facing charges tied to efforts to overturn 2020 election; bond set at $200,000

Former President Donald Trump being escorted to a courtroom. File pic/AP
Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday to face charges in the case accusing him of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss.
“Can you believe it? I’ll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be arrested,” Trump wrote on his social media network on Monday night, hours after court papers said his bond was set at $200,000. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Monday afternoon that when Trump surrenders there will be a “hard lockdown” of the area surrounding the main county jail.