Former President Trump was detained on racketeering and conspiracy charges in a Georgia jail on Thursday for attempting to reverse the 2020 election results in the southern state.
Former President Trump was jailed in a Georgia jail on Thursday on racketeering and conspiracy charges for attempting to change the 2020 election results in the southern state.
According to papers released by the sheriff’s office, the 77-year-old Former President Trump was booked in Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail on 13 charges during a quick session that lasted less than 30 minutes.
Trump’s weight was stated by the jail as 215 pounds (97 kilograms), his height as 6 feet 3 inches (1.9 meters), and his hair color as “Blond or Strawberry.”
Other defendants in the racketeering case who have surrendered to the Georgia authorities in recent days have had a mugshot taken.
The billionaire has been criminally indicted four times since April, setting the stage for a year of unprecedented drama as he tries to juggle multiple court appearances and another White House campaign.
Just before departing his New Jersey golf club for the flight to Atlanta, Former President Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that he was being detained for “having the audacity to challenge a RIGGED & STOLLEN (sic) ELECTION.”This is simply another SAD DAY IN AMERICA!” Added he.
Former President Trump’s Mugshot Taken in Georgia Racketeering Arrest
Former President Trump avoided getting his picture taken when he was arrested earlier this year on suspicion of paying hush money to a porn star in New York, mishandling top-secret government documents in Florida, and conspiring to rig the 2020 election against Democrat Joe Biden in Washington.
However, according to Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat, it is customary in Georgia to take a defendant’s picture before they are released on bail, which in Trump’s case was set at $200,000.
One day before to the arrest, Trump opted out of a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, televised debate including eight of his competitors for the Republican nomination for president in 2024, all of whom are far trailing him in the polls.
Even though all but two of the contenders said they would back him as the party’s nominee even if he were a convicted criminal, he nevertheless stole the show.
At the same time as the debate, a pre-recorded interview with former Fox News talk show presenter Tucker Carlson that was shown on social media included Trump dismissing the charges brought against him as “nonsense.”
court dates during the election.For Trump’s booking at the Fulton County Jail, which is being investigated for a number of inmate fatalities and appalling circumstances, a strict security perimeter was built up.
Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney who brought the extensive racketeering case, had given Trump and the other 18 accused until noon (1600 GMT) on Friday to turn themselves up.So far, Trump and 11 other people have turned themselves in.
According to Trump, Biden “weaponized” the Justice Department to obstruct his presidential campaign.
Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff, surrendered on Thursday and was released after posting a $100,000 bond. Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York and Trump’s personal lawyer during his presidency, was booked and released on Wednesday. Similarly, John Eastman, a conservative attorney accused of devising a plan to present false Trump electors to Congress from Georgia, was also booked and released.
A small gathering of a few dozen supporters of the former Republican president congregated outside the detention facility. Among them, Sharon Anderson, who spent the night in her car, voiced her belief that these actions were politically motivated and evolved from persecution into prosecution, as she spoke to AFP.
Notably, Trump is the first-ever U.S. president to confront criminal charges. His legal proceedings, potentially occurring next year, might coincide with the Republican presidential primaries starting in January and the overall campaign for the November 2024 White House election.
Special counsel Jack Smith has suggested a trial commencement date in January 2024 for Trump, focusing on allegations of conspiring to overturn the previous election through a misinformation-fueled campaign, culminating in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters. Trump’s legal team has countered with an alternative start date well past the 2024 election, specifically April 2026.
Willis, the district attorney in Georgia, initially proposed a racketeering case launch in March of next year, aligning with Former President Trump scheduled trial in New York the same month for charges related to payments to Stormy Daniels, a porn star. However, after a defendant requested an expedited trial, she suggested an October 2023 start date for all 19 defendants, an idea promptly opposed by Former President Trump’s legal representatives.
The case in Florida, which accuses Trump of retaining classified government documents upon leaving the White House and refusing their return, is slated to commence in May.
