Former US president Donald J. Trump.Credit:Getty
He described the charges as a politically motivated effort to derail his reelection campaign.
CNN earlier reported that Trump planned to surrender at the Fulton County jail in Georgia on Thursday.
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In a 98-page Georgia indictment revealed last week,Trump and 18 other defendants were charged on 41 criminal counts relating to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 elections in the state.
When Trump surrenders,there will be a “hard lockdown” of the area surrounding the Rice Street Jail,the local sheriff’s office said earlier.
It did not mention the timing of the surrender. Trump’s bond has been set at $US200,000 ($311,000) in the Georgia case,according to court papers filed on Monday.
The bond agreement,outlined in acourt filing signed by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Trump’s defence lawyers,also bars Trump from intimidating co-defendants,witnesses or victims in the case – including on social media.