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Former President Donald Trump is preparing to be 'proudly' arrested in Georgia Thursday on election fraud charges.
'NOBODY HAS EVER FOUGHT FOR ELECTION INTEGRITY LIKE PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP,' the former president wrote on his Truth Social account.
'FOR DOING SO, I WILL PROUDLY BE ARRESTED TOMORROW AFTERNOON IN GEORGIA. GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!'
The former president and his 18 co-defendants were charged on August 14 with attempting to overturn Georgia's 2020 presidential election, and were given a deadline of Friday at noon to hand themselves in for booking.
He will surrender at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta.
Former President Donald Trump is preparing to be 'proudly' arrested in Georgia Thursday on election fraud charges
On Monday, the 77-year-old's bail was set at $200,000 and he was ordered not to send threatening social media messages.
Sheriff's deputies on Monday stepped up security, installing barriers around the run-down jailhouse, as his legal team was spotted entering Willis' office.
Authorities in Fulton County said he can expect no special treatment.
He will have to be fingerprinted like other suspects at the notorious jail, and may, for the first time, have his mugshot taken.
The jail is well known for its squalid conditions, although Trump will not be held there while he awaits trial.
The former president announced over the weekend that he would be skipping the first GOP primary debate this week.
But Trump surrogates have flocked to Milwaukee ahead of Wednesday evening's debate.
Kari Lake spoke to reporters outside the debate hall on Tuesday as Trump supporters waved signs bearing his name in the background.
'This isn't a race guys - the primary's over,' she said, citing Trump's massive lead in the polls. The former president leads by 41 points in the RealClearPolitics polling average.
She also accused Fox News - who is hosting the debate at 9pm ET - of being anti-Trump, saying that is why he was skipping the debate.
'There's no sense for him to go into this and watch a network - that has already decided they want anybody about Trump - garner ratings from him.
'He's just too smart for that. And frankly, he doesn't need that. He's already the nominee. He's so far ahead. No one can catch up.'
The Fulton County Jail, where Former President Trump will be processed, is seen in Atlanta, Georgia
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, another Trump ally who will be in the debate audience, told DailyMail.com it was time for the party to rally behind Trump.
'It's over. It's pointless. It's a waste of donors' money. It's just everybody needs to just get behind President Trump,' she said.
But with Trump missing from the stage, the spotlight will fall on the next two top contenders, each of whom will be standing in center stage: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.
