Donald Trump’s FIRST mugshot could be released: next steps for the ex-president to surrender before FRIDAY
- The former president has until noon on August 25 to surrender to the authorities
- The local sheriff says he might have to pose for a mug shot
Former President Donald Trump has until Friday afternoon to surrender to authorities in Fulton County, Georgia, after he and 18 aides were charged for their role in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
His arrest and trial will almost certainly take into account his status as a former commander in chief.
However, the local sheriff has already suggested that Trump will have to pose for a mugshot.
“Unless someone tells me otherwise, we follow our normal practices, so it doesn’t matter what your status is, we have a police photo ready for you,” Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat told WSB-TV.
Detainees are generally fingerprinted at the county jail, which is notorious for its appalling conditions, though Trump will not be held there awaiting trial.
Former President Donald Trump has not had a mug shot so far in the three cases in which he has been indicted. That could change in Georgia. Instead, AI has been used by social media users to mock what a mugshot might look like
In other cases, Trump has not had to suffer the humiliation of going public with a mug shot.
In Miami, where he appeared in federal court to deny charges of withholding classified documents and trying to cover up an alleged crime, authorities said he was so well known that it was not necessary to take a photo to deliver.
Still, his campaign has used the idea to raise money, selling a $36 T-shirt with a mock-up mugshot photo and the words “Not Guilty” on it.
AI-generated photos have also gone viral, along with footage of his alleged arrest.
The latest case against Trump, who is the front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, has been laid out in a 98-page indictment.
It details a phone call to the Georgian foreign minister urging him to find more votes for him and allegations that an election official was being harassed with false claims of fraud.
And in one of the most extraordinary examples of attempts to change the outcome, it details an alleged plot to access voting machines and steal data.
“The indictment alleges that instead of adhering to Georgia’s electoral challenge legal process, the defendants engaged in a criminal racketeering enterprise to overturn Georgia’s presidential election results,” said Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Monday night. .
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The sheriff’s department says most people arrested in Fulton County are being taken to the main jail on Rice Street, northwest of downtown, where conditions are being investigated
Now Trump and his 18 co-defendants have until noon on August 25 to surrender.
They will each appear in court to hear the formal reading of the charges and enter a plea.
However, Trump’s lawyers could ask the court to drop the charges and instead enter a “not guilty” plea without appearing in court.
Barricades have already been placed around the courthouse in downtown Atlanta in case of protests.
The sheriff’s department says most people arrested in Fulton County are taken to the main jail on Rice Street, northwest of downtown.
The notorious insect-infested facility is under investigation by the Justice Department after a string of deaths.
U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan for the Northern District of Georgia, who opened the investigation last month, said: “The recent allegations of filthy bug-infested houses, rampant violence resulting in deaths and injuries, and officers using excessive force, are cause for serious concern. and warrant a thorough investigation.’
People who are arrested generally undergo medical screening and fingerprinting at the prison.
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