A defiant President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that he will “proudly” present himself at the Fulton County jail in Georgia, where he is to be arrested on charges related to a grand jury alleging he tried to illegally overturn the 2020 election.
Trump took to Truth Social to make his historic declaration 24 hours ahead of his courtroom date.
Trump wrote:
“NOBODY HAS EVER FOUGHT FOR ELECTION INTEGRITY LIKE PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP.”
“FOR DOING SO, I WILL PROUDLY BE ARRESTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON IN GEORGIA. GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!”
Trump will turn himself in to be arrested in Georgia the day following the GOP presidential primary debate on Fox News, which he confirmed he will not be attending.
Trump’s bond in the Fulton County case has been set for $200,000.
The 45th president and 18 co-defendants were charged on August 14 with attempting to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election.
Trump received the deadline of Friday at noon to hand himself in for booking.
Earlier this week, Trump blasted Fulton County DA Fani Willis for ignoring the crime wave in Georgia and instead focusing on the “Witch Hunt” against him and his allies.
“Governor Kemp of Georgia is fighting hard against the impeachment of the crooked, incompetent, & highly partisan DA of Fulton County, Fani Willis, who has allowed murder and other violent crime to MASSIVELY ESCALATE,” Trump wrote.
“Crime in Atlanta is WORST IN NATION. She should be impeached for many reasons, not just the witch hunt (I did nothing wrong!). Willis should focus on out-of-control murder, not ‘I will get TRUMP’ over a perfect phone call. Georgia does not deserve this GIANT MURDER WAVE.”
Trump’s remarks came after reports of a truck hitting several pedestrians while attempting to flee from police officers in the state.
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