Former US President Donald Trump turned himself in on Thursday to the authorities in the state of Georgia, where he is accused of trying to falsify the 2020 election results, in what is the fourth criminal charge he has faced.
The former head of state went to the Fulton County jail, in the US city of Atlanta, to have his fingerprints and a photograph taken for his court case, according to the Fulton County Sheriff, Patrick Labat.
This was the first time that a former US president took a photograph in a police context, the so-called ‘mugshot’.
The former head of state also had his height and weight recorded.
The Republican tycoon was released 20 minutes later on bail of $200,000 (185,000 euros).
The conditions of his bail prohibit him from intimidating co-defendants, witnesses or victims in the case, including on social media. The Republican has a history of attacking prosecutors leading cases against him, including the district attorney in charge of this case, Fani Willis.
The Fulton County indictment is the fourth criminal case against Trump since March, when he became the first former president in US history to be impeached.
Trump’s surrender, which comes amid an abrupt change in his legal team, follows the presidential debate in Milwaukee the night before, with his main rivals for the 2024 Republican nomination, a contest in which he remains the leading candidate, despite his accumulating legal troubles.
The surrender in Atlanta – a city in Georgia – differs notably from the previous three, since it took place at night and required the former president to surrender himself in a prison in conflict – instead of in a court – all in the heart of a vital state. for the 2024 presidential elections.
Several defendants in the case have already gone through this process, including former Trump lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who appeared in prison on Wednesday.
Donald Trump is one of 19 people charged in Georgia with trying to reverse the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which the Republican lost to incumbent Democrat Joe Biden by a narrow margin.
This criminal indictment stemmed from a phone call, dating back to January 2021, when the former president asked Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to get him enough votes to win the state.
Source: TSF
