Trump's Bond in the Georgia Case


Trump's bond in Georgia is $200,000. This is the first time Trump has had to post bond.

The Georgia Racketeering and Conspiracy indictment details: 

https://www.scribd.com/document/665036274/Trump-Indictment-Georgia-081423#

Trump's Georgia bond agreement details:
"CONSENT BOND ORDER FOR DEFENDANT DONALD JOHN TRUMP
The above-captioned matter having come before the Court for consideration of bond, and with consent of counsel for the State of Georgia and for the Defendant, the Court hereby GRANTS and ORDERS that bond is set in this matter as follows:
(1) Bond Amount:
Count 1: Violation of GA RICO Act $80,000
Count 5: Criminal Solicitation $10,000
Count 9: Criminal Conspiracy $10,000
Count 11: Criminal Conspiracy $10,000
Count 13: Criminal Conspiracy $10,000
Count 15: Criminal Conspiracy $10,000
Count 17: Criminal Conspiracy $10,000
Count 19: Criminal Conspiracy $10,000
Count 27: Filing False Documents $10,000
Count 28: Criminal Solicitation $10,000
Count 29: False Statements $10,000
Count 38: Criminal Solicitation $10,000
Count 39: False Statements $10,000
TOTAL: $200,000
Defendant may post bond as cash, through commercial surety, or through the Fulton County Jail 10% program.
(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.
(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. This shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
(4) a. The Defendant shall make no direct or indirect threat of any nature against any codefendant;
(4) b. The Defendant shall make no direct or indirect threat of any nature against any witness including, but not limited to, the individuals designated in the Indictment as an unindicated co-conspirators Individual 1 through Individual 30;
(4) c. The Defendant shall make no direct or indirect threat of any nature against any victim;
(4) d. The Defendant shall make no direct or indirect threat of any nature against the community or to any property in the community;
(4) e. The above shall include, but are not limited to, posts on social media or reposts of posts 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." https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/21/politics/read-trump-bond-agreement/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2_093aPGNFLbL2f4H3gBitZx7W92F18mtZoIkwmnsbWyNN3Qk8Bmz082c


 
The bond amount and the conditions, such as no witness tampering or obstruction, in this election fraud case is pretty standard for a non-violence-involved case. The DA's office will be in enforcing the bond conditions including how narrowly or broadly they'll interpret Trump's words and actions going forward and of course the Judge will weigh in on any violations too should the Da bring them to the Judge. The previous threats to and lies about Fani Willis don't count because they happened before the bond was in place.

Remember, this bond is an agreement they have all negotiated together and "in good faith". And having agreed to it-- with an advice of counsel-- means there's much less wiggle room for Trump's future misbehavior. Having gotten bond once, if he violates the conditions egregiously enough to have the bond is revoked, getting the bond reset again will difficult. If he violates bond and gets a bond reset, he can expect a higher bond amount and more strict conditions. Given Trump's inability to not lie and not threaten people, this bond is may be a rope that he slowly hangs himself with in this case.
So-- It's been a couple of hours and Trump hasn't violet bond yet. Trump is currently joking about fleeing to Russia on Truth Social- LOL!
Don't get your hopes up. He still has his passport but he can't and wont flee to Russia or any where else. If he tried, he would be recovered by the military and/or Federal Marshalls. He is a national security liability abroad. Plus his bank accounts would be frozen, his PACs would be liquidated, and his property will likely be seized and auctioned off.
Now, if he were convicted and fled- that's a different ball game. He does have time to prepare for that.

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