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Former President Donald Trump was arrested for the 4th time in Fulton County, Georgia. Trump turned himself successful to beryllium arraigned aft helium was indicted for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 predetermination successful Georgia connected Thursday, Aug. 24, arsenic reported by CNN. Moments later, Trump was released connected a $200K bond. The quality outlet reported that the erstwhile president was successful jailhouse for “about 20 minutes.”
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Trump turned himself successful aft immoderate of his co-defendants, including erstwhile NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was besides Trump’s peculiar counsel, surrendered for apprehension connected Wednesday, per The New York Times. Before the erstwhile president turned himself in, his bail was acceptable astatine $200,000, per The Associated Press.
The erstwhile president was indicted by a expansive assemblage in Fulton County, Georgia connected Monday, Aug. 14. District Attorney Fani Willis had taken portion successful a two-year probe to beryllium that Trump had allegedly tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election, aft helium mislaid to President Joe Biden. His charges included “False Statements and Solicitation of State Legislatures, high-ranking authorities officials, the instauration and organisation of mendacious electoral assemblage documents, the harassment of predetermination workers, the solicitation of Justice Department officials, the solicitation of then-Vice President Mike Pence, the unlawful breach of predetermination equipment, and acts of obstruction,” according to CNN.
Trump was arraigned aft being indicted successful Georgia. (JUSTIN LANE/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
Trump and 18 different co-conspirators (including his attorney, erstwhile NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and erstwhile White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows) were besides charged with counts of racketeering successful their alleged attempts to overturn the election.
Since the indictment was announced, Trump did telephone retired Willis connected his Truth Social platform. “Can you judge it? This failed District Attorney from Atlanta, Fani Willis, wherever murders and different convulsive transgression soars regular to caller grounds highs, is charging maine with 2020 Presidential Election Interference. No, Fani, the lone Election Interference was done by those that Rigged and Stole the Election. Those are the ones you should beryllium going after, not the guiltless radical that are warring for Election Integrity!” helium wrote.
Trump is presently successful the midst of a 2024 predetermination campaign, and helium has continually called the indictments against him a “witch hunt,” and has accused prosecutors of attempting to interfere with his campaign.
This marks the 4th clip that the erstwhile president has been arrested and arraigned this year. This is the 2nd clip that he’s been arrested and charged connected the authorities level. Trump’s apprehension successful Georgia comes 4 months aft helium was arrested successful New York City successful April. He was indicted connected 34 counts of falsifying concern records, including his alleged hush wealth outgo to big movie star Stormy Daniels. Trump pleaded “not guilty” to the charges, and he’s besides denied having an matter with Daniels.
Trump’s different 2 indictments were federal. He was archetypal charged with 37 counts of mishandling classified documents successful June. He was arraigned successful Miami, Florida, wherever helium pleaded “not guilty” to the charges and has denied immoderate wrongdoing. At the opening of August, helium was indicted for his alleged attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election, which led to the January 6 onslaught connected the Capitol successful 2021. He was arraigned successful Washington D.C., wherever helium erstwhile again pleaded “not guilty.”
