- Former US president Donald Trump was arrested at a Georgia jail on racketeering and conspiracy charges, during the 2020 election.
- The ex-president was arrested on racketeering and conspiracy charges and released on a $200,000 bond.
- Trump’s surrender in Georgia marks the fourth time this year.
- Trump spent only about 20 minutes at the jail before heading back to his New Jersey golf club.
- Former White House chief of staff Meadows surrenders
Former US president Donald Trump was arrested at a Georgia jail on racketeering and conspiracy charges for trying to overturn the 2020 election results in the southern state. The ex-president was arrested on racketeering and conspiracy charges and released on a $200,000 bond. Trump headed back home to New Jersey once he was released.
Trump’s surrender in Georgia marks the fourth time this year the former president has turned himself into local or federal officials after criminal charges were brought against him. Donald Trump’s mug shot was released on Thursday evening after he was booked at an Atlanta jail on more than a dozen felony charges as part of a wide-ranging criminal case stemming from the former U.S. president’s attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia.
Trump spent only about 20 minutes at the jail before heading back to his New Jersey golf club. Before boarding his private plane at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport, he repeated his claim that the prosecution – along with the others he faces – is politically motivated.
Trump, 77, already has entered uncharted territory as the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, even as he mounts another campaign for the White House next year.
Far from damaging his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination, however, the four cases filed against him have only bolstered his standing. He holds a commanding polling lead in the Republican race to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the November 2024 election.
Dozens of supporters, waving Trump banners and American flags, jostled for a glimpse as Trump arrived at the jail. Among the Trump backers gathered outside was Georgia U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of the former president’s most loyal congressional allies.
The image is certain to be circulated widely by Trump’s foes and supporters alike.
(With inputs from agencies)
