• Former Pres. Donald Trump is expected to surrender Thursday at the Fulton County Jail, where he will be arrested and booked over alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. NBC (LR: 2 CP: 4)
• The Federal Aviation Administration issued flight restrictions around the area above the jail from 6:45 p.m. to 9 p.m. local time. Trump posted on Truth Social about his arrest at 7:30 p.m. local time. Atlantanewsfirst
• This comes as Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis set a deadline of noon Friday for all 19 co-defendants to turn themselves in. Several suspects — including former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Trump's former lawyers Jenna Ellis, John Eastman, and Sydney Powell [as well as former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows] — have already surrendered. Newsweek (LR: 1 CP: 5)
• Charged with 13 counts of racketeering, criminal conspiracy, criminal solicitation, filing false documents, and making false statements, Trump is likely to have his mug shot taken. The trial has been scheduled for Oct. 23, which Trump opposes. FOX News (LR: 4 CP: 4)
• After being arrested and booked for the fourth time this year, the 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner is expected to be released pending trial on a $200K bond his legal team negotiated earlier this week. VOA
• Meanwhile, a Georgia judge on Thursday scheduled the first trial date of Oct. 23 for co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro, who had filed a demand for a speedy trial in the case. CNBC (LR: 3 CP: 5)

Pro-Trump narrative:

• Joe Biden, the Democratic Party, and the Dept. of Justice are continuing their witch hunt to derail Trump’s certain victory in the 2024 presidential election. Former President Trump will be found innocent, and these charges — like the ones in the other indictments — are all part of an attempt to drown a political opponent in legal action.
  One America (LR: 5 CP: 3)

Democratic narrative:

• This case is the most perilous one for Trump, starting with the strict terms of his bond deal that aim to crack down on the social media attacks he’s made in the other cases. This is the first time he’s had to post cash bail and be fairly treated based on these criminal allegations. If convicted of state charges, there would be no chance for him to pardon himself if he regains the presidency.
  CNN (LR: 2 CP: 5)

Nerd narrative:

• There's a 70% chance that Donald Trump will be charged with witness tampering in Georgia before June 1, 2024, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
  Metaculus (LR: 3 CP: 3)