The $200,000 bond approved for Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case is significant as it suggests the former president "cannot be trusted" to surrender to authorities for processing, according to a legal expert.
Trump said in a Truth Social post that he will surrender on Thursday, while attacking the Georgia investigation as a "witch hunt.".
Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after speaking at the Republican Party of Iowa's 2023 Lincoln Dinner at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines on July 28, 2023.
A judge has set a $200,000 bond for Trump in the Georgia election interference case.
"The failed District Attorney of Fulton County (Atlanta), Fani Willis, insisted on a $200,000 Bond from me," Trump wrote.
"Would I be able to take my very 'understated' airplane with the gold TRUMP affixed for all to see.
ET: This article has been amended to say that Donald Trump and the defendants have until August 25 to surrender, not August 23. »