Former US President Donald Trump surrendered on Thursday on alleged charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.
He was booked at an Atlanta jail on more than a dozen felony charges as part of a wide-ranging case stemming from the former US president’s attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia.
Trump’s mug shot was released on Thursday evening. He was captured glaring at the camera in the mug shot.
He was released on $200,000 bond and headed back to the airport for his return flight home to New Jersey, flashing a thumbs-up through the window of his sport utility vehicle as his motorcade left.
Trump reiterated that the prosecution, along with the others he faces, is politically motivated. “What has taken place here is a travesty of justice,” he told reporters. “I did nothing wrong, and everybody knows it.”
The former US President also shared his mug shot on X, earlier known as Twitter, and said, “MUG SHOT – August 24, 2023! ELECTION INTERFERENCE! NEVER SURRENDER!”
It is Trump’s first post on the site since his account was banned in January 2021. X owner Elon Musk reinstated Trump’s account late last year. However, he had not posted anything yet.