Donald Trump arrived in Atlanta Thursday night to have his “defendant photo” taken at a local jail as part of a larger criminal case stemming from the former US president’s attempts to reverse his defeat in the 2020 US election. United States. .
Trump’s private plane landed at 7:03 pm (local time) at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, from where his entourage was due to travel to the Fulton County Jail to face multiple criminal charges.
Judge Scott McAfee set an October 23 trial date for one of Trump’s 18 co-defendants, attorney Kenneth Chesebro, after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis proposed that date in response to Chesebro’s request to a quick process. The judge’s ruling said the timeline does not yet apply to Trump or any other defendant.
Trump, 77, has already entered uncharted territory by being the first former US president to face criminal charges, though the four cases filed against him have not dented his status as the favorite in the race for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the November election. Election 2024.
The businessman and celebrity turned politician will join the ranks of gangster Al Capone, singer Frank Sinatra and other famous Americans who have posed for photos in prison.
The image is sure to be widely circulated by Trump’s enemies and supporters alike.
“We want to put that on a T-shirt. It will be spread around the world. It will be a more popular image than the Mona Lisa,” said Laura Loomer, 30, a former Republican congressional candidate who has mingled with other Trumps. fans outside the prison on Thursday morning.
One of the most recognizable people in the world, Trump did not have to submit to a “defendant photo” in the other three cases. But fake photos circulated online soon after he was first indicted in Manhattan in March on charges of bribing a porn star ahead of his 2016 election win.
At least 10 of his co-defendants have already been charged. Some, like Rudolph Giuliani, former mayor of New York, were deadpan in their photos, while others, like attorney Jenna Ellis, smiled in front of the camera.
All 19 defendants have until Friday to appear.
Trump faces 13 criminal charges in the Georgia case, including racketeering, for pressuring state officials to overturn his election defeat and for creating an electoral college illegitimate slate to undermine Congressional certification of Biden’s victory in the 2020.
Source: Terra
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