The former president of the United States Donald Trump He will turn himself in to court on Thursday and will remain briefly in a Georgia state prison after being accused of overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The former head of state could be forced to submit to the ‘mugshot’, the photos of the detainees, a practice he escaped on the three previous occasions when he turned himself in to authorities.
Trump said on his Truth Social platform that he was preparing to travel to Atlanta, the state capital, to appear at the detention center at 7:30 pm (11:30 pm GMT) “because he had the guts to use a fake and question stolen election. .”
Are former lawyer Rudy Giuliani, One of 19 people indicted in this state for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results said Wednesday that he had spoken to Trump to wish him luck.
“What they are doing to him is an attack on the U.S. Constitution,” Giuliani said yesterday as he left the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, the state capital, where he was officially held before being released on bail.
Depositing and paying surety
Trump’s tenure in the overcrowded and unsanitary prison known as Rice Street Jail should be just as short.
Like the 10 of the 11 defendants who have already turned themselves in, Trump should be released once he posts bail, which in his case is set at $200,000.
On Thursday, his last chief of staff, Mark Meadows, appeared on $100,000 bail. However, another defendant, Harrison Floyd, was detained for failing bail.
Everyone was fingerprinted and the police photo was quickly published in the media and social networks.
Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat said so normal procedure in Georgia is for the suspect to be photographed before being released on bail.
The prison’s two entrances were closed to traffic on Thursday morning, with the exception of police vehicles.
Officers in body armor were waiting in a van at one of the entrances.
test beforehand
The 19 defendants had until Friday afternoon (4pm GMT) to appear before authorities. They are expected to return to court the week of September 5, presumably to announce whether or not they plead guilty.
Prosecutor Willis wants the trial to take place in March 2024.
Trump faces four criminal cases, two at the federal level, in Washington and Southeast Florida, one in New York State and one in Georgia.
However, each of these trials nets him millions of dollars in donations, contributed by supporters who believe he is the victim of a “witch hunt.”
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Trump’s presentation to Georgia authorities comes after the first debate for the Republican primary, held Wednesday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which the former president deemed unnecessary to attend due to his leadership in the polls.
Although absent, Trump stole the debate, with all but two candidates saying they would support him as the party’s nominee even if convicted. (JO)
Source: Eluniverso
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