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By Itoro N. Umontuen
Former President Donald J. Trump surrendered to authorities on the Fulton County Jail upon his arrival at 7:35 PM on Thursday night. When he was remanded into custody, Trump was booked, fingerprinted and took his mug shot. He had a scowl and furled his eyebrows. He posted his $200,000 bond and inside twenty minutes, Trump returned to Hartsfield-Jackson Worldwide Airport and flew to Bedminster.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, inmate quantity P01135809, in keeping with Fulton County Jail data, is launched by the sheriff.
Trump reported he’s 6’3” and weighs in at 215 kilos. Trump is charged with 13 felonies in his alleged plot to overturn the election ends in GA. pic.twitter.com/YKb3c7Kt81
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Trump is charged with 13 felonies, together with one rely of racketeering, associated to his alleged effort to overturn the outcomes of the 2020 Presidential Election in Georgia. Trump has been painted as “the boss” of a legal enterprise. RICO statutes sometimes require 2-3 “predicate acts” be dedicated by every of the charged defendants. That’s no totally different for the Georgia model of the regulation.
Trump will return to Atlanta on the week of September 5 for a proper arraignment. At that second, Trump will formally enter his plea.
“It’s a tragic day,” Trump mentioned earlier than departing Atlanta. “We did nothing unsuitable in any respect. And we have now each proper, each single proper, to problem an election that we expect is dishonest. And we expect it’s very dishonest.”
Trump shortly started fundraising together with his headshot, claiming authorized persecution.
All through the day, supporters of the previous president made their voices heard on Marietta Boulevard and Rice Avenue.
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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2023
Earlier than leaving Bedmister, Trump fired Drew Findling and selected Steve Sadow to guide his Atlanta authorized crew. Sadow beforehand represented T.I., Gucci Mane, Rick Ross, Usher, Nicki Minaj and lots of celebrities that have been embroiled in authorized troubles. Not too long ago, Sadow negotiated a plea cope with School Park, Ga. rapper Gunna, actual identify Sergio Kitchens, that allowed him to droop jail time whereas pleading responsible to violating Georgia’s RICO Statute.
A Co-Conspirator Stays in Custody
Earlier within the day, Harrison Floyd, the previous govt director of the Black Voices for Trump group, surrendered to authorities on the Fulton County Jail. He arrived at 901 Rice Avenue with no bond settlement and he’s nonetheless being held on the jail. It might be days earlier than Floyd might be launched from custody. Floyd can be coping with federal easy assault prices after he allegedly shoved an FBI agent whereas being served a subpoena associated to the January sixth investigation.
Thus far, Scott Corridor, John Eastman, Jenna Ellis, Kenneth Cheesbro, Cathay Latham, Sidney Powell, David Shafer, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, and Ray Smith have surrendered and have been launched on bond.
Bob Cheeley, Stephen Lee, Misty Hampton, Trevian Kutti, Mike Roman, Jeffrey Clark and Shawn Nonetheless are nonetheless ready to give up on the Fulton County Jail. These people must give up earlier than 12 midday tomorrow.
Cheesbro Tried to Name Fani Willis’s Bluff and Failed
Earlier than Trump’s arrival, Fulton County Decide Scott McAfee, who was randomly assigned the case, agreed to co-conspirator Cheesbro’s request to expedite the beginning of his trial to October twenty third. Wednesday, Cheesbro filed a movement difficult Fulton County District Legal professional Fani Willis’s unique request to start the trial on March 4, 2024.
“As a result of defendant’s well timed demand for fast trial … scheduling will happen on an expedited timeline,” McAfee wrote. “At the moment, these deadlines don’t apply to any co-defendant.”
Nevertheless, below Georgia regulation, the speedy trial demand filed by Cheesbro does apply to all co-conspirators. It was not a movement to sever. Nevertheless, Willis’s submitting suggests she is able to go as quickly as potential. It additionally doesn’t imply jury choice doesn’t must be accomplished by October twenty third as a result of this trial might be held in a deeply polarized battleground state.
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