Former President Donald Trump will surrender to authorities Thursday in Georgia in his 2020 election fraud case, which will mark the first time television cameras will broadcast his criminal proceedings.
Trump, 77, is expected to turn himself in at the Fulton County Jail on Thursday on 13 counts of racketeering, conspiracy and other charges related to his effort to overturn the results of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election.
Unlike his previous submissions in New York City, Miami and Washington, DC, Trump is expected to be fingerprinted and photographed before posting the $200,000 bond.
Ahead of his arrival, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee granted requests from four local television stations to allow live cameras and other recording technology in the courtroom until Sept. 8, documents show.
McAfee’s decision did not address whether cameras would be allowed at the trial or other upcoming proceedings.
Former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender in Georgia today.REUTERS
District Attorney Fani Willis previously said she hoped to hold a trial for Trump and his 18 co-defendants — including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani — the week of Sept. 5, The Hill reported.
Trump is expected to leave his Bedminster, NJ, golf club and travel to Atlanta with just 24 hours left before Willis’ Friday noon deadline, CNN said.
The extradition process for the defendant takes place in the Fulton County Jail, separate from any trial.
A Fulton County judge ruled that cameras will be allowed at Trump’s indictment the week of September 5.REUTERS
Giuliani and several other co-defendants turned themselves in earlier this week.
Speaking to CNN after the former’s high-profile arrest on Wednesday, the former prosecutor’s lawyer said it was “very early” to determine his defense strategy.
All of the co-defendants named in last week’s indictment, including Trump, are accused of running a “criminal enterprise” to overturn the Peach State’s election results.
Co-defendant Rudy Giuliani turned himself in on Wednesday. via REUTERS
Phone calls from weeks after the 2020 election show that Trump pressured state election officials to help his mission, CNN said.
The former president’s staff is also scrambling to file a frivolous lawsuit challenging the Georgia decision, and trying to influence state lawmakers to replace former Vice President Joe Biden’s vote with Republican voters, the outlet continued.
“Can you believe it? I’m going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED by the Radical Leftist District Attorney, Fani Willis, who oversaw one of the greatest MURDER DISASTERS and Violent Crimes in American History,” Trump said on Truth Social.
Trump will be arrested a day after he skipped the first GOP presidential debate.Getty Images
The 2024 White House candidate’s submission came hours after he was absent from the first GOP debate.
“People know who I am & how successful my Presidency was,” he said on an alternative social media platform earlier this week.
When Trump was arraigned in New York on charges related to the secret payments, the judge denied the media’s request to have cameras in the courtroom.
Donald Trump was filmed briefly arriving at court in Manhattan earlier this year.AP
A Georgia woman shows her support for Trump’s impeachment outside the Fulton County Jail on Wednesday.Getty Images
A select group of photographers were allowed to take pictures moments before the real estate mogul pleaded not guilty, The Hill reported.
There were also no cameras present at Trump’s hearings in Miami and Washington, where he was brought up on charges related to mishandled documents and the Jan. 6 uprising.
In Fulton County, courtroom cameras are more common, The Hill explained.
Depending on future proceedings, the district’s approach to courtroom media could offer public viewing of the bombshell trial.
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