WASHINGTON – Another day, another surrender.
Former President Donald Trump left New Jersey Thursday afternoon en route to the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta for his booking on charges of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 Georgia election.
Trump, who left Newark Liberty International Airport at 5:22 p.m. on his now familiar plane, posted on Truth Social that he would be arrested at 7:30 p.m., but the 77-year-old’s supporters and detractors had already gathered outside. facilities northwest of downtown Atlanta for hours.
“Trump has shown his crimes,” said Nadine Seiler, 58, of Waldorf, Md. — who wore a tiara proclaiming membership of the “Fani Willis Fan Club,” referring to the Fulton County district attorney.
“He did not pay his vendors. He didn’t even pay his lawyer,” Seiler continued. “He’s trying to steal black and brown votes, so I’m offended by that. I feel the need to come out here and let these people, who are being brainwashed, know that Trump is a criminal. We have seen it. We have heard it.”
Former President Donald Trump has left the Bedminster, NJ golf club and headed to Fulton County, Georgia to surrender to the charges.AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File
However, the 45th president’s supporters far outnumbered his critics outside prison.
“I think these allegations are a witch hunt, political opposition to try to silence your political opponent, and make the other side think that he is a criminal,” said Marcia, a 60-year-old real estate investor from Marietta, Ga., who arrived with friends. at 7:30 a.m. “And I want to show him that his base is still here, we’re loyal and I’m going to support him through all of this.”
Trump and 18 others were indicted on August 14 on charges including violating the Peach State’s anti-extortion laws.
Trump’s entourage departed from New Jersey as the former president headed to Georgia.
Trump posted on Truth Social that he would be arrested at 7:30 p.m
Thursday will mark the fourth time this year that the 45th president has been required to surrender to face criminal charges, but the Atlanta jail will be the first to take Trump’s photo.
Also unlike earlier filings in Manhattan, Miami, and Washington, Trump will not make his first appearance in court Thursday night.
That will happen during his trial, which Willis hopes will take place the week of Sept. 5.
Trump, who left Newark Liberty International Airport at 5:22 p.m. on his plane, posted on Truth Social that he would be arrested at 7:30 p.m., AP
A Trump supporter holds a sign near the entrance of the Fulton County Jail on August 24, 2023.REUTERS/Dustin Chambers
Attorneys for Trump and Willis agreed Monday to a $200,000 bond in the case, the highest of any of the 19 defendants. The second-highest bond was given to former mayor and Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who was released Wednesday on $150,000 bond.
At least 11 defendants in the sweeping case have turned themselves in, according to local records.
On Tuesday, GOP pollster Scott Hall became the first co-defendant to surrender, followed shortly by Trump lawyer John Eastman, who is accused of masterminding the legal strategy to subvert the 2020 election.
A protester holds a sign calling Trump a traitor and for him to be convicted.AP Photo/Ben Gray
In addition to Giuliani, former Coffee County GOP Chairwoman Cathy Latham, former Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro, former Georgia state Sen. David Shafer, Georgia attorney Ray Smith, and former Trump campaign attorneys Sidney Powell and Jenna Ellis all turned themselves in Wednesday.
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows surrendered Thursday afternoon and was released on $100,000 bond. Harrison Floyd, the former director of Black Voices for Trump, also surrendered Thursday, but had no bond and was being held in the Fulton County Jail.
Floyd was indicted earlier this year on charges of assaulting a federal officer after he allegedly twice punched an FBI agent “from the chest to the chest” and then stabbed the agent in the face with his finger, according to an affidavit filed in the US District Court for the District of Maryland.
At least 11 defendants in the sweeping case have turned themselves in, according to local records. AP
The agent was trying to serve Floyd, a former Marine and professional mixed martial arts fighter, with a federal grand jury subpoena in Rockville, Md., on Feb. 23 when the alleged assault occurred, according to the affidavit.
The subpoena is related to special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into alleged efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to the Washington Post.
Eastman, Bond, Powell, Chesebro and Ellis were given $100,000 bonds; Latham, Shafer, and former police chaplain received $75,000 bond; Smith, attorney Bob Cheeley, and former Trump 2020 campaign official Michael Roman each got $50,000 bond; and Georgia state Sen. Shawn Still and former Coffee County elections director Misty Hampton each received a $10,000 bond.
An armed law enforcement officer outside the prison entrance before Trump arrived. Photo by CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA/AFP via Getty Images
Meadows and former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark petitioned a federal court earlier this week to withhold their submissions until their motion to transfer the case to federal court can be heard.
US District Judge Steve Jones denied the two men’s requests on Wednesday, writing that until a federal court formally takes jurisdiction over the state case, state court proceedings can continue.
Meadows first asked Willis to extend his Friday afternoon submission deadline, but he refused, saying the former White House chief of staff was “no different than any other criminal defendant in this jurisdiction.”
“Those two weeks were an incredible courtesy,” he wrote in his response to Meadows. “At 12:30 noon on Friday, I will file a warrant in the system (against those who fail to surrender by then.)”
A hearing on Meadows’ motion to transfer the case to federal court will be heard Monday morning.
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