Donald Trump Arrested: Trump Mugshot Released in Georgia Elections Case- More Live Updates Here
Donald Trump Arrested: Trump Mugshot Released in Georgia Elections Case- More Live Updates Here
Former President Donald Trump was booked at the Fulton County jail Thursday night on state charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
Authorities confirmed that Trump was fingerprinted and a booking photo, commonly known as a mugshot, was taken of the former president and later released to the public. Trump is facing charges in four separate criminal cases, but this is the first time he had a mugshot taken.
Trump is facing 13 separate counts in Georgia, including a racketeering charge and several fraud and false statement counts. The deadline for Trump and his 18 co-defendants in the case to turn themselves in is Friday.
Donald Trump Arrested: Trump Mugshot Released in Georgia Elections Case- More Live Updates Here
Donald Trump Wanted to Appear ‘Defiant’ in Mug Shot: Report
Donald Trump’s team had discussed the former president’s mug shot prior to him taking it at the Fulton County jail Thursday evening, two sources familiar with the discussions told CNN.
He wanted to appear “defiant” in the shot, and purposefully chose not to smile, the report said.
Trump Georgia Case: Trials ‘Will Not Happen Soon’, Says Former Federal Prosecutor
The Georgia case – and the other three criminal cases Donald Trump faces – will take a long time to head to trial, according to former US federal prosecutor Joseph Moreno.
Moreno told BBC that “anybody who thinks these trials are going to happen in the next few months is crazy”.
‘You Should Be Able to Challenge an Election’: Donald Trump
After getting booked in the Georgia election case, former US President Donald Trump decried his innocence and alleged “election interference”.
“You should be able to challenge an election. I believe the election was a rigged election,” he told reporters who were waiting outside his plane. “I did nothing wrong and everybody knows it.”
Trump Slams ‘Travesty of Justice’ Following Georgia Arrest
Former US president Donald Trump decried a “travesty of justice” following his formal arrest Thursday on racketeering and conspiracy charges in Georgia, calling the case against him “election interference.”
“What has taken place here is a travesty of justice. We did nothing wrong,” he told reporters as he prepared to fly out of Atlanta after being booked at the Fulton County Jail.
I did nothing Wrong”: Donald Trump After Arrest Over Election Fraud
Former US president Donald Trump decried a “travesty of justice” following his formal arrest Thursday on racketeering and conspiracy charges in Georgia, calling the case against him “election interference.”
“What has taken place here is a travesty of justice. We did nothing wrong. I did nothing wrong,” he told reporters as he prepared to fly out of Atlanta after being booked and photographed at the Fulton County Jail.
“What they’re doing is election interference,” he said.
Trump did not specify who he was accusing of interference, but he has routinely denounced President Joe Biden and other Democrats for allegedly obstructing his reelection campaign.
Former US president Donald Trump was released on $200,000 bond after having a historic mug shot taken.
Trump, who is accused of colluding with 18 other defendants to overturn the 2020 election result in the southern state, spent less than 30 minutes inside Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail before leaving in a motorcade for the airport.
Like the other defendants in the case who have surrendered so far, the 77-year-old Trump had his mug shot taken during the booking process — a first for any serving or former US president.
Earlier, Trump uses mugshot to fundraise for presidential campaign
Trump began using his mugshot to raise funds for his campaign shortly after being booked and heading home to New Jersey.
“Today, at the notoriously violent jail in Fulton County, Georgia, I was arrested despite having committed no crime,” Trump said in a “personal note” sent to backers, which featured his glowering jailhouse photo.
“The American people know what’s going on,” the message said. “What has taken place is a travesty of justice and election interference.”
(With Inputs From Agencies)
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