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Donald Trump’s legal team agreed to a $200,000 bond in the Georgia election interference case on Monday, according to court documents, along with conditions of release that include rigorous restrictions on his use of social media.

Among the agreed-upon conditions, Trump must not violate any laws in Georgia or elsewhere, he must appear in court as directed, he must not communicate about the facts of the case with fellow co-defendants – except through his legal team – and he must not intimidate co-defendants or witnesses. The order stipulates that such intimidation – “no direct or indirect threat of any nature” – includes posts on social media or reposts of posts made by others on social media.

Trump’s bond agreement comes hours after his former attorney, John Eastman, agreed to a $100,000 bond, along with Scott Hall, a bail bondsman, at $10,000. Both face conditions that generally mirror Trump’s – except on the intimidation provision.

The former president’s conditions related to intimidating witnesses and co-defendants are more voluminous, mentioning that Trump must not make direct or indirect threats against the 30 unindicted co-conspirators, any victim, the community or property within the community.

The issue has come up in other cases the former president faces as well, including in the Jan. 6 case where prosecutors sought a protective order after Trump appeared to make comments related to the case in a post on social media, in what they argued was part of a pattern of the former president posting about ongoing cases – and sometimes going after judges and attorneys in the process.