Former President Donald Trump was booked on Thursday in the Georgia election interference case and released with a mug shot, which his joint fundraising committee is now selling as merchandise. John Bolton, who served as national security adviser under Trump, said the mug shot was likely intended to be a sign of intimidation. Trump is also fundraising off his latest surrender, with a fundraising email sent out shortly after his release from jail.
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Former President Donald Trump was arrested on Thursday in Fulton County, Georgia, on 13 felony counts related to an alleged scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election. He was booked and had his mug shot taken at the Fulton County jail, and is the latest of 18 co-defendants indicted by the Fulton County District Attorney's office. Trump has denied any wrongdoing and has vowed to fight the charges, the outcome of which remains to be seen.
Former President Donald Trump was booked in the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday evening on felony charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. He was released on a $200,000 bond after being processed, and a mugshot was taken, marking the first time a mugshot has been taken of a former president. The charges are part of a larger indictment against 19 people, including Trump's lawyers and former chief of staff, and all defendants must put up 10% of the bail amount. This is Trump's fourth indictment this year.
Former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants are set to stand trial on October 23, 2023 for attempting to overturn the 2020 Georgia election results. Kenneth Chesebro, one of the defendants, invoked the state's speedy trial law to rush his case to trial, and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis responded by requesting a trial start date in October. This is the first case of its kind in the United States, and the trial is expected to attract significant attention.
Former President Donald Trump and 18 others have been indicted by a grand jury in Georgia on a variety of charges related to an alleged scheme to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election results. The indictment includes thirteen counts and involves close allies of Trump such as Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, who have both been booked and released on bond. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has given all 19 defendants until noon on Friday to surrender, or she will seek arrest warrants for them. Trump has denied any wrongdoing and has called the charges “baseless.”
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and another high profile Fulton County racketeering defendant, Jeffrey Clark, have had their request to postpone their surrender and arrest in Fulton County, Georgia rejected by a federal judge. The request was made in an attempt to move the case to federal court, but Judge Steve C. Jones ruled that the state court had jurisdiction and that the arrest warrants should be enforced. The ruling means that Meadows and Clark will be booked this week, along with the other 17 defendants in the case, although it is unclear what charges they are facing.
Key takeaways: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis denied a request by indicted former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to have his voluntary…
Fulton County officials have released the booking photos of John Eastman, Rudy Giuliani, and Scott Hall, who have been indicted in Donald Trump's election interference case in Georgia. Giuliani and Eastman have both been charged with various felonies, including breaking Georgia's anti-racketeering law and making false statements. Hall has also been charged for his alleged role in the breach of voting. Giuliani has stated that he will plead not guilty to the charges.