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Trump says he will turn himself in to authorities at an Atlanta jail on Thursday over election interference allegation

8/22/2023, 12:49:10 AM

Highlights: "Can you believe it? I will be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED...," the former president wrote. Fulton County Prosecutor Fani Willis had given him and the other defendants until Friday to turn themselves in. Trump was indicted on a series of charges for his alleged attempts to cling to power after losing the 2020 presidential election. The former president and his allies were given until Friday afternoon to surrender voluntarily in Fulton County, Georgia. They were accused of trying to buy their way back into the White House.

"Can you believe it? I will be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED...," the former president wrote. Fulton County Prosecutor Fani Willis had given him and the other defendants until Friday to turn themselves in.

By Dareh Gregorian and Katherine Doyle - NBC News

Former President Donald Trump announced Monday night that he will turn himself in Thursday in Fulton County, Georgia, after being indicted on a series of charges for his alleged attempts to cling to power after losing the 2020 presidential election.

"Can you believe it? I will be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED by radical left-wing District Attorney Fani Willis," Trump wrote on his social network, Truth Social.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who led the investigation against the former president and his allies, had given the defendants until Friday afternoon to surrender voluntarily.

Former President Donald Trump in a photo from late July. Sergio Flores / AFP - Getty Images file

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