Former President Donald Trump's Mugshot is Out

Former President Donald Trump surrendered at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia as expected last night and was quickly released on bail. Trump was booked on 13 felony counts including racketeering charges related to his alleged attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state. While it was the fourth time this year he’s surrendered on various charges this year, last night was the first time an official mugshot was taken of the former president. After being released on a $200,000 bond, which he used a local bail bond company to fulfill, Trump spoke for just over a minute before boarding his plane and flying back to his Bedminster club in New Jersey.

The Trump campaign wasted no time. Around an hour after he boarded the plane in Atlanta, his Save America PAC had already sent a fundraising email offering his fresh mugshot on a t-shirt. Trump also posted his mugshot online, including in his first post on X, formerly known as Twitter, since he was banned from the social media site two days after the January 6th incident at the Capitol.

Authorities also confirmed that there was a bomb threat at the Fulton County Courthouse, but Trump was arrested at the Fulton County Jail. In a surprise development, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis asked for a trial start date of October 23rd yesterday for all 19 defendants, referencing Kenneth Chesebro’s demand for a speedy trial. As expected, Trump’s legal team opposed the October start date in a filing late yesterday.