Donald Trump made history on Thursday as the first former US president to submit to a mug shot when he surrendered at an Atlanta jail on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia. It is Trump’s fourth indictment this year. Read our live blog to see how the day unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
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3:43am: Trump posts mug shot on X, formerly known as Twitter
Former President Donald Trump posted his mug shot on X, formerly known as Twitter, along with an appeal for donations.
It's his first post on the platform since January 8, 2021, when he said: "To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th."
3:00am: Trump mug shot released
The police mug shot taken of Donald Trump as he was arrested in Georgia was released to the media Thursday. The photograph shows Trump, wearing a blue suit and red tie, with a scowl on his face.
2:41am: Trump's plane leaves Georgia
Donald Trump's plane has left Georgia en route to New Jersey. The former president was arrested at a Georgia jail earlier on racketeering and conspiracy charges and released on a $200,000 bond after having a historic mug shot taken.
2:18am: Trump arrives at Georgia airport
Donald Trump spoke to reporters briefly on the tarmac and denied any wrongdoing before boarding his plane.
1:55am: Trump departs jail after brief arrest
Former President Trump leaves Fulton County jail roughly 20 minutes after surrendering and being formally arrested and booked by authorities.
1:44am: Trump formally arrested and booked by authorities
Former President Donald Trump has been formally arrested on election racketeering and conspiracy charges, the sheriff's office confirms.
1:39am: Trump surrenders to Fulton County authorities
Former President Donald Trump turned himself in for processing at the Fulton County Jail on Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in that state.
1:34am: Trump motorcade arrives at Georgia jail
Trump's motorcade arrives at the Fulton County jail as the former president prepares to surrender in the election racketeering case.
1:05am: Trump's plane lands in Georgia ahead of imminent surrender
Donald Trump arrived in Atlanta on Thursday evening, set to get his mug shot taken at a local jailhouse as part of a wide-ranging criminal case stemming from the former US president’s attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia.
Trump’s private airplane landed at 7:03 p.m. ET (23:03 GMT) at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport where his motorcade was set to drive to the Fulton County Jail for his booking on multiple felony charges.
9:11pm: Trump supporters assemble outside the Atlanta county jail, Wassim Cornet reports
By early Thursday afternoon in Atlanta, dozens of Trump supporters had already gathered outside the jail where the ex-president is expected to surrender, some waving flags with Trump’s name.
FRANCE 24's correspondent Wassim Cornet has been on the ground talking with people who have made the trip. "Every time they indict him, his ratings go up," says one man. "What is the point? I don't get it."
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The 77-year-old former president will be arrested at Atlanta’s notorious Fulton County Jail, accused of conspiring with 18 co-defendants to try to overturn the 2020 election result in the key southern state.
It is Trump’s fourth indictment this year. The others are in New York on charges of paying hush money to a porn star; in Florida for mishandling top secret government documents; and in Washington on charges of conspiring to upend his 2020 election loss.
The arrest comes just hours after a televised primary debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin featuring eight of Trump's rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination – all of whom lag well behind him in the polls.
During a pre-recorded interview with former Fox News talk show host Tucker Carlson – which aired on X, formerly known as Twitter, at the same time as the debate – Trump dismissed the four criminal indictments filed against him as “nonsense".
Trump was able to dodge having mugshots taken during his previous arrests this year but Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat said standard procedure in Georgia is for a defendant to have a mugshot taken before they are released on bond – already set at $200,000 in Trump’s case.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)
