Trump posts scowling mugshot after arrest in first return to Twitter since Jan 6 ban – live

Donald Trump has shared his mugshot in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, marking his first return to the social platform since he was banned in the wake of the January 6 Capitol riot.

The former president returned to the platform with an image of his scowling booking photo, the words “Election interference! Never surrender!” and a link to his campaign website on Thursday – in a bid to fundraise off the historic mugshot. It represents the first and only time a current or former president has been forced to sit for a police mugshot.

Mr Trump was booked and released from the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta after surrendering to the authorities on 13 charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.

In an interview with Newsmax after his arrest, he fumed that he’d had a “terrible experience” – despite being “treated very nicely” at the jail.

Before travelling to Georgia, Mr Trump ousted the top attorney in his legal team. He replaced lawyer Drew Findling with Atlanta-based attorney Steven Sadow.

A handful of Mr Trump’s codefendants are yet to surrender to authorities ahead of the noon ET deadline on Friday.

Key points

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

• Trump’s weight in Georgia arrest records raises eyebrows

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

• Top memes about inmate number P01135809

• Georgia prosecutor requests October trial date for Trump and co-defendants

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

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

Donald Trump’s booking mug shot released

01:50 , Oliver O'Connell

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

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’

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.

Trump has landed in Atlanta

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

Don Jr mocks DeSantis over response to ‘easiest question’

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

There continues to be no love lost between Gov Ron DeSantis and members of former president Donald Trump’s inner circle.

Mr DeSantis and Mr Trump and their intermediaries have been sparring for months — and that didn’t change in the aftermath of Wednesday night’s Republican primary debate when Mr Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr, took to social media to lambast the Florida governor.

Abe Asher reports.

Don Jr mocks DeSantis for awkward debate gesture in response to ‘easiest question’

Trump put up 10% of bond, CNN reports

Thursday 24 August 2023 23:52 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump has put up 10 per cent of his $200,000 Fulton County bond, CNN reports.

He worked with a local Atlanta bonding company Foster Bail Bonds LLC, which confirmed to the network over the phone that it is executing the former president’s bond that his attorneys had negotiated.

Rudy Giuliani was seen at a professional bail bond company after being released from Fulton County Jail on Wednesday.

Earlier today, lawyers for former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows were seen at a bail bond company near the jail.

Mr Trump is not expected to appear at a bail bonds shop before heading back to his summer home at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

In bizarre act of solidarity with Trump, ‘Stop the Steal’ organiser makes her own Fulton County mugshot

Thursday 24 August 2023 23:40 , Oliver O'Connell

An organiser of the “Stop the Steal” rally that preceded the Capitol riot was apparently experiencing severe FOMO (fear of missing out) after numerous Trump allies surrendered to Fulton County, Georgia authorities after their indictment by its district attorney, Fani Willis.

Amy Kremer, the organiser, wanted to be recognised alongside the other accused election tamperers, so she photoshopped her very own Fulton County mugshot, Vice reports.

Graig Graziosi shows how you can make your own.

[Just kidding, but he did file this report]

‘Stop the Steal’ organiser makes own mugshot in bizarre act of solidarity with Trump

What the first GOP debate told us about how a Republican presidency would impact the war in Ukraine

Thursday 24 August 2023 23:20 , John Bowden

If Volodymyr Zelensky ends up seeing any clips of Wednesday night’s Republican debate in Milwaukee, one could bet that he would respond by redoubling his lobbying efforts among GOP leaders in Washington.

Ukraine’s bitter struggle with Russia has now lasted far longer than boasting Kremlin officials had once predicted, thanks in part to the fierce resistance staged by the Ukrainian army and due to the steady stream of weapons and supplies fueling that army from the West.

But if the words of Republican presidential contenders this week were any indication, that metaphorical pipeline from Washington may suffer the same fate as the Nord Stream project — blown to smithereens.

What could a GOP presidency mean for Ukraine? The first debate gave us the answer

Thursday 24 August 2023 23:10 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump’s plane leaves for Georgia ahead of latest arraignment

Recap: Where all Trump’s criminal charges and lawsuits stand now

Thursday 24 August 2023 23:00 , Oliver O'Connell

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

Plane believed to be Trump’s most-tracked on FlightRadar worldwide

Thursday 24 August 2023 22:47 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump is en route to Atlanta to self-surrender at Fulton County Jail at 7.30pm this evening.

The Boeing 757, believed to be Trump Force One, took off from Newark International Airport just after 5pm and is currently passing to the north of Washington, DC.

It is now the most-tracked aircraft worldwide on FlightRadar. Here it is taking off:

Giuliani begs for money to fight legal woes while sexual assault accuser seeks financial sanctions

Thursday 24 August 2023 22:40 , Oliver O'Connell

As Rudy Giuliani has been hit by a barrage of financial woes as the former Trump lawyer juggles numerous legal battles, he could be hit by yet another: his sexual assault accuser is now seeking financial sanctions against him.

Kelly Rissman reports.

Rudy Giuliani begs for money for legal woes as sexual assault accuser seeks sanctions

How will Trump be arrested in Fulton County? This viral TikTok breaks it down

Thursday 24 August 2023 22:24 , Oliver O'Connell

A recently uploaded TikTok video has gone viral that gives viewers insight into how former President Donald Trump will be booked after he turns himself in to authorities in Fulton County, Georgia, later this week.

In a segment recorded on August 18, TikTok personality Chris Mowrey sets the scene outside the jail — walking viewers through the logistics of where the lockup is located, where media covering the arraignment will gather and some of the precautions law enforcement officials are taking in advance of the former president’s visit.

Tiktok video breaking down how Trump will be arrested in Fulton County goes viral

DeSantis accused of overselling his Navy SEAL career

Thursday 24 August 2023 22:21 , Oliver O'Connell

Ron DeSantis has been accused of overselling his Navy SEAL experience at the first Republican debate.

During the debate in Wisconsin on Wednesday night the Florida governor was asked if he would support compulsory military service in the US.

Graeme Massie reports on what he said.

Ron DeSantis accused of overselling his Navy SEAL career at GOP debate

Trump says it is ‘yet another SAD DAY IN AMERICA!’ as he heads to surrender at jail in Georgia

Thursday 24 August 2023 22:02 , Oliver O'Connell

As the president journeys from New Jersey to Atlanta to turn himself in at the Fulton County Jail, he posts another attack on District Attorney Fani Willis on Truth Social.

Why is there so much MURDER in Atlanta? Why is there so much Violent Crime? People are afraid to go outside to buy a loaf of bread! One big reason is that failed District Attorney, Fani Willis, who is campaigning and fundraising off “get Trump” (much like the others!), doesn’t have the Time, Money, or Interest to go after the real criminals, even the REALLY Violent ones, that are destroying Atlanta, and its once beautiful culture and way of life. This is yet another SAD DAY IN AMERICA!

Statistics showing violent and property crimes per 1,000 people in metropolitan areas across the US put Atlanta as the 24th most dangerous city in the US, behind cities including Lubbock, Minneapolis, Dayton, Nashville, Tulsa, Wichita, Houston, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Detroit and Memphis.