Trump attacks divide Republican debate crowd as Haley, Pence and Christie lambast Ramaswamy - live updates

Oliver O'Connell

Eight Republican candidates for the party’s nominee in the 2024 election battled it out on stage at the first debate of their presidential campaigns.

With the notable absence of Donald Trump hanging over proceedings, the event, hosted by Fox News and moderated by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, nevertheless went ahead.

In an act of counter-programming, Mr Trump instead sat for an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson airing on X at the same time.

Running in second place to the former president, many assumed that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis would draw fire in the absence of the frontrunner. Instead, that role fell to his apparent surrogate entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy who even referred to Trump as the greatest president ever.

There were heated confrontations between him and former president Mike Pence, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, over his lack of political and foreign policy experience.

Out of the eight candidates, Mr Christie, Ms Haley, and former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson were the only candidates to directly attack former president Trump. There was broad consensus that Mr Pence had acted correctly on January 6 in defending The Constitution.

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Final Trump co-defendant surrenders at Fulton County Jail

16:13 , Oliver O'Connell

Stephen Lee, the Illinois pastor turned Trump co-defendant, has been booked at the Fulton County Jail, per sheriff’s office records.

With Mr Lee’s booking, all 19 defendants in the Fulton County 2020 election interference case have surrendered ahead of District Attorney Fani Willis’s noon deadline.

‘Slouchy and hateful’: Celebrities react to historic Trump mugshot

16:10 , Louis Chilton

Celebrities from across the entertainment industry have reacted to the latest development in Donald Trump’s sensational legal battles.

‘Slouchy and hateful’: Celebrities react to historic Trump mugshot

WATCH: Trump claims he was arrested for ‘telling people to watch Newsmax’

15:55 , Rachel Sharp

Watch: Biden 2024 campaign releases Roe v Wade-themed ad

15:43 , Oliver O'Connell

Sarah Palin claims Trump’s arrest will lead to civil war

15:40 , Rachel Sharp

Sarah Palin has claimed that Donald Trump’s arrest will lead to civil war in America.

The former Alaska governor spoke to Eric Bolling on Thursday night after Mr Trump surrendered for arrest in Fulton County.

She addressed “those who are conducting this travesty and creating this two-tier system of justice,” questioning if they were trying to start a civil war.

“I want to ask them: What the heck?” she said.

“Do you want us to be in civil war? Because that’s what’s going to happen. We’re not going to keep putting up with this.”

She added to Mr Bolling: “I like that you suggested that we need to get angry. We do need to rise up and take our country back.”

15:25 , Rachel Sharp

Former Kayne West publicist Trevian Kutti has surrendered

15:12 , Oliver O'Connell

Former Kayne West publicist Trevian Kutti has surrendered to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office.

Only Illinois minister Stephen Lee is left to surrender to the authorities of the 19 defendants in the Georgia election interference case brought by District Attorney Fani Willis. He has until noon.

Both Ms Kutti and Mr Lee were allegedly involved in the campaign to pressure Fulton election worker Ruby Freeman to admit that she mishandled ballots.

Full story: Trump is booked into Fulton County jail after surrendering to Georgia authorities

15:10 , Rachel Sharp

Former president Donald Trump on Thursday has been released from custody after he surrendered to and was briefly placed under arrest by officers with the Fulton County, Georgia sheriff’s department at the Fulton County jail in northwest Atlanta.

Mr Trump, who was indicted on 15 August following a sprawling election interference probe overseen by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, was booked into the Fulton County jail on 13 separate charges, including a single charge of allegedly violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute.

Andrew Feinberg filed this report for The Independent.

Trump is booked into Fulton County jail after surrendering to Georgia authorities

Will Trump go to prison?

14:50 , Oliver O'Connell

Again, many people are asking...

Will Donald Trump go to prison?

Trump joins a notorious album of (alleged) criminals with historic, glowering mug shot

14:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Sheila Flynn looks back at some of the most famous and recognisable booking photos as Donald Trump joins a long list of celebrities and notorious arrestees.

With one glowering mug shot, Trump joins a notorious album of (alleged) criminals

Biden appears to try to fundraise off Trump arrest

14:15 , Rachel Sharp

President Joe Biden has appeared to try to fundraise off the back of Donald Trump’s arrest.

Mr Biden’s campaign sent an email to supporters on Thursday cleverly making no direct reference to the former president and 2024 rival’s arrest.

The subject line simply read: “Apropos of nothing.”

In the email, Mr Biden wrote: “I think today’s a great day to give to my campaign.”

14:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Watch Donald Trump’s reaction to Georgia arrest

Can Trump still run for president after charges over 2020 election?

13:45 , Oliver O'Connell

Many people are asking...

Can Donald Trump still run for president after charges over 2020 election?

Deadline looms for two remaining Trump codefendants

13:30 , Rachel Sharp

As of Friday morning, only two of Donald Trump’s codefendants are yet to surrender to authorities to face charges in the Georgia election interference case.

Of the 19 people charged in the sweeping indictment, Trevian Kutti and Stephen Lee are the only yet to face arrest.

In the early hours of Friday morning, Michael Roman, Jeffrey Clark, Misty Hampton, Shawn Still and Robert Cheeley were booked into Fulton County Jail.

The deadline of noon ET is now looming for the remaining two.

Despite looming over GOP debate, Trump wasn’t mentioned for first hour

13:15 , Oliver O'Connell

Fox News Channel’s two-hour Republican presidential debate was halfway through when moderator Bret Baier said he wanted to take a brief moment to talk about “the elephant not in the room” — Donald Trump and his four criminal indictments.

Up until that point the former president, who skipped the debate and has a large lead in polls for the 2024 GOP nomination, had hardly been mentioned by his eight rivals on a Milwaukee stage on Wednesday.

The reluctance to talk about the topic was evident, but the 10 minutes when it was discussed included some of the debate’s more electric moments.

Read on...

Trump who? Fox barely mentions ex president in first half of Republican debate

Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark surrenders for arrest in Georgia

13:10 , Rachel Sharp

Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark has also now surrendered for arrest in Georgia.

He was booked into Fulton County Jail early on Friday morning and was released soon after on bond.

He is charged with two counts: violating the RICO Act and conspiracy to commit false statements and writings.

Latest Trump codefendant surrenders: Michael Roman

12:58 , Rachel Sharp

Michael Roman has become the latest codefendant of Donald Trump to surrender to authorities in Georgia.

Mr Roman, a GOP political operative, surrendered in the early hours of Friday morning – just hours before the deadline.

He has since been released on bond.

He is charged with seven counts over his part in orchestrating the fake electors plot in Georgia.

ICYMI: Mark Meadows surrenders in Atlanta

12:45 , Eric Garcia

Former president Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff Mark Meadows surrendered in Atlanta as he faces charges in Fulton County, Georgia related to his and the former president’s scheme to overturn the 2020 election results, the Associated Press reported.

Mark Meadows surrenders in Atlanta for efforts to overturn 2020 presidential election

Lone Trump codefendant is stuck in Fulton County Jail held without bond

12:30 , Rachel Sharp

A lone Donald Trump codefendant was forced to spend the night behind bars in Fulton County Jail – while the former president swooped in and out of the facility in a matter of minutes.

Harrison Floyd, who was the director of “Black Voices for Trump” during his 2020 campaign, surrendered to authorities in Fulton County on Thursday where he was arrested for his part in the sweeping 41-count criminal indictment.

Mr Trump and the other dozen defendants who have so far turned themselves in for arrest sailed in and out of the jail quickly after posting bond.

But Mr Floyd wasn’t so lucky.

Read more here:

Lone Trump codefendant is stuck in Fulton County Jail held without bond

House Judiciary Committee opens probe into Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis

12:15 , Oliver O'Connell

The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday signalled that it was still largely consumed with doing the bidding of Donald Trump and using whatever political power it has to undercut the legitimacy of law enforcement agencies seeking to prosecute Mr Trump’s alleged criminal activities.

Coming on the heels of similar efforts by the Republican-led panel to demand information from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith, the committee on Thursday sent a letter to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis accusing her of running a political hit job.

John Bowden reports.

House Judiciary Committee opens probe into Fani Willis hours before Trump surrender

Trump ‘bang to rights’, says former UK ambassador to US

12:00 , Rachel Sharp

After arrest at Fulton County Jail, Trump scowls in historic mug shot

11:45 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump scowled in his historic mug shot that was released after the former president surrendered at the notorious Fulton County Jail.

Mr Trump was captured in the iconic photo as he was arrested in Atlanta over criminal charges that he conspired with 18 associates to interfere in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.

It is the first time in American history that a sitting or former president has had a booking photo taken by law enforcement, in this case Fulton County Sheriff’s Department.

Graeme Massie reports.

Trump scowls in historic mug shot after arrest at Fulton County Jail

Trump is already trying to sell t shirts with his mugshot on

11:30 , Rachel Sharp

Donald Trump has already started selling t shirts with his mugshot on just hours after his arrest in Georgia for running a mob-style criminal enterprise with the aim of overturning the 2020 presidential election.

The former president surrendered to Fulton County authorities on Thursday evening to face 13 charges in the sweeping RICO indictment.

He was booked into Fulton County Jail where he was fingerprinted and had his mugshot taken – marking a historic moment as the first current or former president to ever be captured in a booking photo.

Predictably, almost as soon as the scowling mugshot was released, the former president’s re-election campaign began using it to try to fundraise for his 2024 presidential run.

Less than 90 minutes in from his release from the Atlanta jail, the campaign sent an email to supporters saying it would give away a “free” premium cotton t-shirt featuring the historic booking photo – in exchange for a $47 donation.

Read on...

Trump is already trying to sell t shirts with his mugshot on

ICYMI: The cringeworthy pause when GOP candidates were asked about backing Trump

11:15 , Oliver O'Connell

Six out of eight Republican presidential candidates raised their hands to say they would support Donald Trump as the GOP nominee even if he was convicted in one of the multiple criminal trials he faces.

But Florida governor Ron DeSantis was caught on camera awkwardly looking at his rivals before indicating he would also support the former president.

Graeme Massie reports.

Awkward delay from Christie, DeSantis and Pence when asked if they back Trump

11:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump arrested in Georgia: How it happened

Elon Musk reacts to Trump’s return to X

10:45 , Rachel Sharp

Elon Musk gave a muted reaction to Donald Trump’s return to X, after the former president posted his first tweet since the ban was lifted.

“Next-level,” he simply wrote.

VOICES: Jay Black: What Donald Trump’s mugshot reveals about his followers is truly worrying

10:30 , Rachel Sharp

Previous generations had mugshots they thought were cooly insouciant or laughably odd or just plain embarrassing. But no other generation looked at those pictures and thought, man I wish that were me. Until this one

Jay Black writes:

What Trump’s mugshot reveals about his followers is truly worrying | Jay Black

Trump returns to Twitter to post mugshot and fundraise

10:15 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump has returned to Twitter for the first time since being reinstated on the platform, now known as X. His last tweet was on 8 January 2021, when he said he would not attend the inauguration of Joe Biden, just two days after the Capitol riot.

He posted his mugshot and the link to his campaign’s fundraising page and claimed his arrest was “election interference”.

Donald Trump mugshot memes: The biggest reactions and jokes to his 'blue steel' moment

10:00 , Rachel Sharp

It’s a landmark day in the history of the US, with Donald Trump surrendering and posing for a mugshot after turning himself in to face charges of election interference in Georgia.

The mugshot marks a historical moment, as the first taken of a current or former US president, and it’s sure to become one of the most shared images of the 21st century.

The image has sparked a huge reaction, as you might imagine, with people reacting in their millions on social media.

Read on...

Trump mugshot memes: All the biggest reactions and jokes

Trump is already trying to sell t shirts with his mugshot on

09:40 , Rachel Sharp

Donald Trump is already trying to sell t shirts with his mugshot as he seeks to use his arrest in Georgia to fundraise for his campaign.

Almost as soon as the scowling mugshot surfaced, the former president’s re-election campaign sent an email to supporters saying it would give away a “free” premium cotton t-shirt featuring the historic booking photo – in exchange for a $47 donation.

Trump joins a notorious album of (alleged) criminals with historic, glowering mug shot

09:20 , Oliver O'Connell

Sheila Flynn looks back at some of the most famous and recognisable booking photos as Donald Trump joins a long list of celebrities and notorious arrestees.

With one glowering mug shot, Trump joins a notorious album of (alleged) criminals

WATCH: Trump's post-arrest interview awkwardly breaks up and cuts out

09:00 , Rachel Sharp

Full story: Trump is booked into Fulton County jail after surrendering to Georgia authorities

08:40 , Oliver O'Connell

Former president Donald Trump on Thursday surrendered to and was placed under arrest by officers with the Fulton County, Georgia sheriff’s department at the Fulton County jail in northwest Atlanta.

Andrew Feinberg reports.

Trump is booked into Fulton County jail after surrendering to Georgia authorities

Trump’s weight in Georgia arrest records raises eyebrows

08:17 , Rachel Sharp

Donald Trump’s weight was listed as 215 pounds in his intake information – a marked drop from the figure recorded at his first criminal indictment in April and figure recorded by his White House physician in 2020.

Media commentators and social media users aren’t convinced...

Trump’s weight in Georgia arrest records raises eyebrows

Top 5 takeaways from contentious first GOP primary debate

08:15 , John Bowden

The first Republican debate of 2023 was a brawl, as expected, but the absence of the party’s frontrunner left the remaining contenders picking targets almost at random.

And while the party will likely insist otherwise at next year’s Republican national convention, the GOP appears to be bitterly divided on a number of key issues — issues that are, for the most part, settled arguments for their counterparts on the left.

Tonight’s showdown in Wisconsin was a Trump-free event where the former president nevertheless cast a long shadow despite not actually being physically present. From questions specifically about the former president to a brash, combative performance from a businessman and political newcomer (sound familiar?), the first matchup of the 2024 Republican field was as much of a spectacle as reporters expected and for which Democrats were possibly hoping.

Let’s break down what we learned tonight:

Five takeaways from contentious first GOP primary debate

‘We did nothing wrong’: Trump proclaims his innocence after being booked in Fulton County Jail

07:55 , Oliver O'Connell

Former president Donald Trump proclaimed his innocence Thursday evening after being booked at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia on racketeering charges.

The former president spoke to reporters after he was booked and had his mugshot taken at the Fulton County Jail after a grand jury indicted him for his scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.

The now twice-impeached, four-times-indicted Mr Trump called his arrest a sad day for the country.

Eric Garcia reports.

Trump proclaims innocence after booking in Fulton County Jail: ‘We did nothing wrong’

Can Trump still run for president after his latest arrest in Fulton County?

07:29 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump is now the subject of four criminal cases at a time when he is also hot on the trail of another stint in the White House.

The former president was indicted, again, by a grand jury in Georgia on Monday 14 August – less than a month after Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith unveiled federal charges against him for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Can he still run?

Can Donald Trump still run for president after charges over 2020 election?

Trump names McMaster, Noem, Ramaswamy as possible Veep picks in post-arrest Newsmax interview

07:03 , Maroosha Muzaffar

After a dramatic day at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Donald Trump, in a post-arrest interview, mentioned Henry McMaster, Kristi Noem and Vivek Ramaswamy as possible Veep picks.

In an interview with Newsmax, the former president was asked a question about whether he saw a possible vice president on stage at the GOP debate. “I thought Vivek, as you say, Vivek, like cake, did very well,” Mr Trump said.

Mr Trump is travelling to South Dakota next month for the Republican Party’s “Monumental Leaders Rally”. Local media reported that sources believe that the South Dakota governor, Ms Kristi has developed close ties with Mr Trump and the friendship could lead to a running mate nomination.

Despite the former president’s being indicted on four new felony charges on 1 August in relation to attempts to overturn the 2020 election results, South Carolina governor Henry McMaster continued support for Trump’s presidential candidacy in 2024.

“I think that the prosecutor’s [special counsel Jack Smith] out of line. He’s been described as one that stretches the law, and perhaps the facts,” Mr McMaster told reporters.

“But reading about it, and reading those portions [of the indictment] that I have, I just do not see the substance. I don’t think the law fits; I don’t think the facts fit. This is a campaign against Donald Trump.”

‘What she said’: Biden cheered for damning three word tweet on GOP debate

06:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Democrats and Joe Biden’s supporters in particular cheered on as Republicans onstage at the first 2023 primary debate tore into each other in front of the cameras.

The president himself joined in with a clever edit of a response from former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, who ripped apart several of her present rivals, as well as frontrunner Donald Trump, for their votes for legislation that resulted in debt increases while they were in office.

John Bowden reports.

Biden cheered for damning three word tweet on Republican debate: ‘What she said’

Marjorie Taylor Greene releases fake mugshot in solidarity with Trump

05:45 , Josh Marcus

Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene posted a mocked-up mugshot on X on Thursday, a sign of solidarity with her ally Donald Trump, who turned himself in to Fulton County officials the same day to face state charges that he conspired to subvert the 2020 election.

Marjorie Taylor Greene releases fake mugshot as Trump surrenders in Georgia

Trump rails against ‘terrible experience’ in jail where he was ‘treated very nicely’

05:15 , Maroosha Muzaffar

After being booked and released from the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Donald Trump recounted his “terrible experience” at the prison.

He surrendered to authorities on 13 charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia on Thursday and told a news anchor that he was “treated very nicely” at the jail.

Speaking with Newsmax, Mr Trump was asked how his experience was. He said: “I came in. I was treated very nicely. It is what it is. I took a mugshot. I never heard the words mugshot and I have to go through a process.” And then continued to add how it was a “terrible experience” at the jail.

His booking sheet, besides his mugshot also included his height and weight — 6 feet 3 inches and weighed 215 pounds [97.5 kilograms].

He is the first and only former US president ever to have a mugshot.

05:00 , Oliver O'Connell

All the times GOP candidates mentioned Donald Trump during the debate

All the mugshots of Trump and his co-defendants

04:40 , Rachel Sharp

He and his cronies have long been pictured at the White House and political rallies.

But now, Donald Trump and some of his closest allies and fellow election deniers are the faces of humiliating mug shots.

All the mugshots of Trump and co-defendants after surrendering in Georgia

Voices: Republican candidates fight among themselves in the Extremism Olympics

04:15 , Oliver O'Connell

Ahmed Baba writes:

he Trump clone wars just entered its first televised battle, and the candidate most of the GOP primary field is seeking to beat, and in some cases emulate, was nowhere to be seen. But his presence was certainly felt as his indicted shadow loomed over the stage. A question wasn’t asked about him for the first 60 minutes of the debate, but you could see his impact on every candidate on that stage.

Read on...

Republican candidates fight among themselves in the Extremism Olympics

Might we get an October trial date in the Trump Fulton County case?

03:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis has requested a 23 October trial for all 19 defendants in the 2020 election subversion case, including former President Donald Trump.

Ms Willis was responding to the request for a speedy trial from one of the defendants, lawyer Kenneth Chesebro.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

Georgia prosecutor requests October trial date in Trump election subversion case

Will Trump go to prison?

03:15 , Oliver O'Connell

America wants to know...

Will Donald Trump go to prison?

Watch: Trump tells Newsmax he’d never heard the term ‘mug shot’ before

03:09 , Oliver O'Connell

Watch: John Bolton says mug shot ‘carefully staged’ and ‘he looks like a thug'

03:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Trump returns to X, formerly known as Twitter, to post mugshot and fundraise

02:49 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump has returned to Twitter for the first time since being reinstated on the platform, now known as X. His last tweet was on 8 January 2021, when he said he would not attend the inauguration of Joe Biden, just two days after the Capitol riot.

He posted his mugshot and the link to his campaign’s fundraising page and claimed his arrest was “election interference”.

All Trump’s criminal charges and lawsuits — and where they currently stand

02:45 , Josh Marcus

Donald Trump has never been more vulnerable.

Without the privileges and prestige of the presidency to protect him, Mr Trump is facing serious lawsuits and criminal indictments across New York, Florida, Georgia and Washington.

Federal officials, local prosecutors, and individuals are going after him for everything from his private conduct to his political maneuvering during the 2020 election. If even just one of these efforts are successful, the US could see its first-ever former president in prison.

Here, The Independent explains each major case:

Tracking Trump’s criminal charges and lawsuits - and where they stand

02:40 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump arrested in Georgia: How it happened

02:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Watch Donald Trump’s reaction to Georgia arrest

Trump joins a notorious album of (alleged) criminals with historic, glowering mug shot

02:20 , Oliver O'Connell

Sheila Flynn looks back at some of the most famous and recognisable booking photos as Donald Trump joins a long list of celebrities and notorious arrestees.

With one glowering mug shot, Trump joins a notorious album of (alleged) criminals

Full story: Trump scowls in historic mug shot after arrest

02:10 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump scowled in his historic mug shot that was released after the former president surrendered at the notorious Fulton County Jail.

Mr Trump was captured in the iconic photo as he was arrested in Atlanta over criminal charges that he conspired with 18 associates to interfere in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.

It is the first time in American history that a sitting or former president has had a booking photo taken by law enforcement, in this case Fulton County Sheriff’s Department.

Graeme Massie has the story.

Trump scowls in historic mug shot after arrest at Fulton County Jail

Trump proclaims his innocence after jail booking

02:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Former president Donald Trump proclaimed his innocence Thursday evening after being booked at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia on racketeering charges.

The former president spoke to reporters after he was booked and had his mugshot taken at the Fulton County Jail after a grand jury indicted him for his scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.

The now twice-impeached, four-times indicted Mr Trump called his arrest a sad day for the country.

Eric Garcia reports.

Trump proclaims innocence after booking in Fulton County Jail: ‘We did nothing wrong’

Donald Trump’s booking mug shot released

01:50 , Oliver O'Connell

Former President Donald Trump is shown in a police booking mugshot released by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office (via REUTERS)
Former President Donald Trump is shown in a police booking mugshot released by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office (via REUTERS)

Marjorie Taylor Greene releases fake mugshot in solidarity with Trump

01:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene posted a mocked-up mugshot on X on Thursday, a gesture of solidarity with her ally Donald Trump, who turned himself in to Fulton County officials the same day to face state charges that he conspired to subvert the 2020 election.

Josh Marcus reports.

Marjorie Taylor Greene releases fake mugshot as Trump surrenders in Georgia

Trump calls it ‘a sad day for America’ and ‘travesty of justice' in remarks at airport

01:19 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump calls it “a sad day for America” and a “travesty of justice” in remarks at airport

Neither CNN nor MSNBC covered the remarks live, going as far as to cut away to avoid broadcasting “untrue things”.

Here’s that moment on MSNBC:

Fox News did broadcast his remarks describing the four cases against him as “election interference” and his opponents’ way of “campaigning”.

Inmate P01135809 is returning to Atlanta’s airport

01:10 , Oliver O'Connell

Former president Donald Trump is on his way back to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta having been booked and released at Fulton County Jail.

A mug shot was taken and he was given the inmate number P01135809.

He will fly back to Newark International Airport in New Jersey on his private plane, Trump Force One, before returning to his summer residence at his golf club at Bedminster.

Full story: Trump is booked into Fulton County jail after surrendering to Georgia authorities

Friday 25 August 2023 00:54 , Oliver O'Connell

Former president Donald Trump on Thursday surrendered to and was placed under arrest by officers with the Fulton County, Georgia sheriff’s department at the Fulton County jail in northwest Atlanta.

Mr Trump, who was indicted on 15 August following a sprawling election interference probe overseen by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, was booked into the Fulton County jail on 13 separate charges, including a single charge of allegedly violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute.

Andrew Feinberg reports for The Independent.

Trump is booked into Fulton County jail after surrendering to Georgia authorities

Watch: Trump is under arrest in the state of Georgia

Friday 25 August 2023 00:46 , Oliver O'Connell

Trump has officially been booked by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office

Friday 25 August 2023 00:41 , Oliver O'Connell

Former president Donald Trump has officially been booked at the Fulton County Jail. His height is listed as 6 foot 3 inches, and his weight is reported as 215lbs.

No surprise, different takes from Fox News and MSNBC on Trump’s surrender

Friday 25 August 2023 00:21 , Oliver O'Connell

Laura Loomer heckles Marjorie Taylor Greene outside jail

Friday 25 August 2023 00:19 , Oliver O'Connell

CNN’s DJ Judd reports from outside the Fulton County Jail:

Chaos here at the Fulton County Jail here. Conservative firebrand Laura Loomer is here— she’s chasing Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her “Marjorie Traitor Greene” for her support of Speaker Kevin McCarthy. I asked Greene what she thought of the GOP debate— she told me “terrible”

Rep Greene arrived back in Georgia earlier in the day having attended the GOP debate in Milwaukee last night.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks to the media near the entrance of the Fulton County Jail (REUTERS)
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks to the media near the entrance of the Fulton County Jail (REUTERS)

Trump has landed in Atlanta

Friday 25 August 2023 00:12 , Oliver O'Connell

Trump Force One with former US President Donald Trump on board arrives at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on 24 August 2023 (AFP via Getty Images)
Trump Force One with former US President Donald Trump on board arrives at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on 24 August 2023 (AFP via Getty Images)

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