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Former US President Donald Trump was arrested Thursday from a Georgia prison on charges of fraud and conspiracy to try to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the southern state.
According to CNN, protesters gathered outside the jail could be heard chanting against District Attorney Fannie Willis, who has charged Trump and 18 others with election fraud.
Trump’s surrender in Georgia marks the fourth time this year that a former president has turned himself in to local or federal authorities after criminal charges were filed against him.
Here are live updates on Trump’s arrest:
“What happened here is a travesty of justice. What happened here is a travesty of justice. We did nothing wrong. I did nothing wrong,” Trump told reporters as he prepared to leave Atlanta after the arraignment and was photographed. in the Fulton County Jail.” “What they’re doing is election interference,” he said.
Former US President Donald Trump was released on $200,000 bond and returned to the airport for his return flight to New Jersey. Donald Trump surrendered to allegations that he illegally planned to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, a 20-minute fast-booking that produced a historic result for the first time.
#update former US President Donald Trump was released on $200,000 bond and returned to the airport to return to New Jersey.
Donald Trump surrenders to charges of illegally plotting to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election, fast-booking 20 minutes… pic.twitter.com/RjJxbDntbS
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Trump’s arrest: Trump mug shot taken after Georgia’s arrest
Former US President Donald Trump was photographed for a police mug shot after his arrest at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia on Thursday, multiple US media outlets reported, citing local officials.