Donald Trump arrested for fourth time
Donald Trump has been booked and released from the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta after surrendering to authorities to be arrested on 13 charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia
The former president turned himself in just after 7.30pm arriving in a large motorcade. He was arrested, booked, fingerprinted, and had a mug shot taken — a historic first for a current or ex-president — before being released.
Ahead of travelling to Georgia, Mr Trump ousted the top attorney in his legal team. He replaced lawyer Drew Findling with Atlanta-based attorney Steven Sadow – who is described as “special counsel for white collar and high profile defense”.
Several of the former president’s 18 codefendants in the case – including former Trump attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, and former chief of staff Mark Meadows – have already surrendered and their humiliating mugshots have been released.
District Attorney Fani Willis requested a trial date of 23 October based on the demand for speedy trial by defendant Kenneth Chesebro. Mr Trump has moved to sever his case from his co-defendant.
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Full story: Trump is booked into Fulton County jail after surrendering to Georgia authorities
Mr Trump, who was indicted on 15 August following a sprawling election interference probe overseen by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, was booked into the Fulton County jail on 13 separate charges, including a single charge of allegedly violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute.
Andrew Feinberg reports for The Independent.
Oliver O’Connell25 August 2023 00:54
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Former President Donald Trump has been arrested for the fourth time, this time over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election result in Georgia. Once again, Mr Trump left his Bedminster golf course, this time heading to hand himself in at Fulton County Jail, north-west of Atlanta. Mr Trump remains free after posting a two-hundred thousand dollar bail after being officially arrested, processed and his photo taken. Now, he is the first former US president with a mugshot. After being jailed and released, Mr Trump told reporters “I did nothing wrong” before boarding his private plane.
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Donald Trump has claimed he did “nothing wrong” after being arrested on 13 charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. “What has taken place here is a travesty of justice. We did nothing wrong. I did nothing wrong” the former president said, from the steps of his plane in Atlanta. Mr Trump went on to repeat previous false statements that there was ‘election interference’ in the 2020 presidential election The former president turned himself in just after 7.30pm arriving in a large motorcade. He has had a booking mug shot taken which is yet to be released.
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Full story: Trump scowls in historic mug shot after arrest
Donald Trump scowled in his historic mug shot that was released after the former president surrendered at the notorious Fulton County Jail.
Mr Trump was captured in the iconic photo as he was arrested in Atlanta over criminal charges that he conspired with 18 associates to interfere in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
It is the first time in American history that a sitting or former president has had a booking photo taken by law enforcement, in this case Fulton County Sheriff’s Department.
Graeme Massie has the story.
Oliver O’Connell25 August 2023 02:10
Trump proclaims his innocence after jail booking
Former president Donald Trump proclaimed his innocence Thursday evening after being booked at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia on racketeering charges.
The former president spoke to reporters after he was booked and had his mugshot taken at the Fulton County Jail after a grand jury indicted him for his scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.
The now twice-impeached, four-times indicted Mr Trump called his arrest a sad day for the country.
Oliver O’Connell25 August 2023 02:00
Donald Trump’s booking mug shot released
Former President Donald Trump is shown in a police booking mugshot released by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office
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Oliver O’Connell25 August 2023 01:30
Trump calls it ‘a sad day for America’ and ‘travesty of justice’ in remarks at airport
Donald Trump calls it “a sad day for America” and a “travesty of justice” in remarks at airport
Neither CNN nor MSNBC covered the remarks live, going as far as to cut away to avoid broadcasting “untrue things”.
Here’s that moment on MSNBC:
Fox News did broadcast his remarks describing the four cases against him as “election interference” and his opponents’ way of “campaigning”.
Oliver O’Connell25 August 2023 01:19
Inmate P01135809 is returning to Atlanta’s airport
Former president Donald Trump is on his way back to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta having been booked and released at Fulton County Jail.
A mug shot was taken and he was given the inmate number P01135809.
He will fly back to Newark International Airport in New Jersey on his private plane, Trump Force One, before returning to his summer residence at his golf club at Bedminster.
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