Meanwhile, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed a motion to start the trial on Oct. 23, a change from her previous suggestion of March, 4, the day before Super Tuesday, when many states will hold 2024 presidential primary elections.

Trump posted on social media that he was preparing to surrender at 7:30 p.m. EDT. Before surrendering, Trump made a change to his legal counsel, dropping attorney Drew Findling and naming Steven Sadow as lead counsel.

He and 18 co-defendants were given a deadline of noon Friday to voluntarily surrender at the jail, which is open 24 hours a day.

Eleven of the defendants have surrendered this week and were released on bond.

Trump, who is seeking the GOP nomination for re-election, has agreed to a $200,000 bond, along with a list of strict conditions for his release. He is not allowed to make any direct or indirect threat against any witnesses, co-defendants, victims, property or the community. The order includes any posts he makes on social media.

He will be processed at the jail. This is expected to include recording his weight and taking a mugshot, which has occurred for his co-defendants who have surrendered.

As of Thursday afternoon, these co-defendants have surrendered:

• Rudy Giuliani, former Trump lawyer, faces 13 counts. His bond is $150,000.
• Meadows, who faces two counts, was given a $100,000 bond.
• Sidney Powell, former Trump election lawyer, faces seven counts. Her bond was set at $100,000.
• Jenna Ellis, former Trump campaign lawyer, faces two counts. Her bond is set at $100,000.
• Scott Hall, a Georgia bail bondsman, faces seven counts. His bond was $10,000.
• John Eastman, a conservative lawyer, is charged with nine counts and was freed on a $100,000 bond.
• Cathy Latham, a Republican Party leader in Coffee County, Ga., faces 11 counts. Her bond was $75,000.
• David Shafer, the former chairman of the Georgia GOP, is charged with eight counts. His bond was $75,000.
• Kenneth Chesebro, a conservative lawyer, was charged with seven counts. His bond was set for $100,000.
• Ray Smith III, a lawyer for Trump’s re-election campaign, faces 12 charges. His bond was $50,000.
• Harrison “Willie” Floyd, leader of Black Voices For Trump, charged with three counts. Floyd did not negotiate a bond release.

Meadows had asked the court to block his arrest, requesting an extension of one business day. He also seeks to move the case out of the Fulton County Superior Court to federal court.

U.S. District Judge Steve Jones on Wednesday rejected Meadows’ request for an extension, as well as a request for an automatic stay by attorney Jeffrey Clark.

Arrest warrants will become active for defendants who do not voluntarily surrender by Friday’s deadline.

The Georgia case is Trump’s fourth criminal indictment. He also faces charges related to mishandling classified documents in Florida; business fraud in New York; and a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results, culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington.