Trump’s bond set at $200,000 in Georgia election-related case

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Trump’s bond set at $200,000 in Georgia election-related case
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The order also explicitly limits Trump’s ability to attack witnesses or his co-defendants, including on social media.

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Yes, it's usually 10% if you go to a bail bondsman. And yes, you still owe them if you skip out, and they can hunt you down.

I don't think the secret service would let that happen though.

You mean the same secret service that deleted subpeonaed evidence to protect themselves and trump?

I think Biden did some housecleaning in the secret service staff.

Why wouldn't the secret service let a bail bondsman carry out the active attest warrant that's sure to follow if he skips.

Why would Trump even need a bail bondsman? He can surely afford to pay his own bail and get it all back, rather than taking the 10% bond as a loss.

I was about to agree, but

  1. Trump never pays for anything up front.

  2. Trump never pays anyone who does a service for him.

  3. Logic and reason do not apply to his behavior.

I mean they wouldn't let him skip bail. If he somehow did, they'd probably help get him back.

But we have no idea how much cash he actually has on hand.

I would imagine they would. Their duty is to keep him safe, not help him carry out illegal activities. I think they could make the moral choice to take him in as long as they could be sure he would be safe being arrested. And if they can’t be I would imagine they would be pulling the strings to make it safe while keeping tabs and not staying hidden.