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I keep seeing this, so I wanted to clear up some details:
Trump getting a bail bond would be a public admission that he doesn’t have the cash. He’ll find the cash.
Reporting I've seen is that in the jurisdiction which Trump is charged in Georgia, you only have to post 10% to the court. Presumably, if you then abscond, you are on the hook for the remainder.
EDIT: Reporting I have seen appears to be wrong; parent commenter appears to be correct:
https://fultoncountyga.gov/inside-fulton-county/fulton-county-departments/sheriff/law-enforcement/bond-administration-unit
Another edit:
Hmm. I'm looking at Eastman's jail record, and all of his charges say "Disposition: 10% bond." So I really don't know.
Yeah, I looked over the article and they say this, but I can't find a single reference to that program outside of articles about Trump. Odd.
Even the article doesn't say if the 10% is returned. Maybe the FC Sheriff has in-house bail bonding.
I saw your initial reply and looked into it, edited the above. I think you're right and the reporting is wrong. I've seen wrong reporting on other aspects of this situation, too, so this is not a surprise to me. That's why my initial reply was in reference to "reporting I've seen." I already had my doubts.