{"id":2011388,"date":"2023-08-24T20:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T00:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-surrenders-to-authorities-in-atlanta-released-after-booking\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T20:53:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T00:53:44","slug":"trump-surrenders-to-authorities-in-atlanta-released-after-booking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-surrenders-to-authorities-in-atlanta-released-after-booking\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump surrenders in Atlanta, released after booking."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-surrenders-to-authorities-in-atlanta-released-after-booking%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2011388&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Former President Donald Trump Surrenders to Authorities<\/h2>\n<p>On August\u2062 24, at approximately 7:36 p.m. local time, former President Donald Trump surrendered\u2063 himself to authorities at the Fulton County Jail in\u200c Atlanta, Georgia. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-surrenders-to-authorities-in-atlanta-released-after-booking\/\" title=\"Trump surrenders in Atlanta, released after booking.\">highly anticipated event marked<\/a>\u2064 the beginning of \u2063a legal battle that has \u200ccaptured the nation&#8217;s\u200c attention.<\/p>\n<p>After a swift 20-minute booking process, which included fingerprinting and\u200c the first-ever mug shot of a U.S. president, \u200dTrump was released\u200b on \u200ca $200,000 bond. The \u200bentire ordeal was over \u200bin a flash, but its implications are far-reaching.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s journey\u2062 to the\u200b jailhouse was nothing short of dramatic. His private jet \u200ctouched \u2063down at Atlanta \u2064International Airport at 7:03 p.m., and from there, a 13-vehicle\u200d motorcade whisked him away\u2064 to the \u200dnotorious jailhouse. The police had cleared the highway of\u2063 all traffic to ensure a smooth and secure passage.<\/p>\n<h3>Charges and Indictments<\/h3>\n<p>The charges \u200cagainst Trump and \u200b18 of his associates, including a racketeering conspiracy, stem from their alleged efforts to challenge the official results of the 2020 election. Fulton County District Attorney\u2064 Fani Willis wasted no time in pursuing these charges, giving Trump until noon \u2063on August 25 to turn himself in.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment claims that Trump and his \u2062legal team devised a strategy to arrange alternative slates of\u2064 electors in multiple states, \u200deffectively delaying\u2064 the counting of electoral\u200c votes. This alleged criminal enterprise has now\u2062 become the focal point\u200d of a\u2064 legal battle that will shape the future\u2062 of American politics.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Response<\/h3>\n<p>Upon his release from\u200d the jail facility, Trump addressed\u200c the media at the airport.\u200c He vehemently denied any \u200cwrongdoing and called the entire situation a &#8220;travesty \u2064of justice.&#8221; Trump expressed gratitude for the overwhelming support he\u2062 has received and vowed to fight these charges alongside the three other indictments he faces.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also criticized the prosecutions as a blatant \u200battempt \u200bby his political opponents to interfere with the upcoming 2024 election. He claimed that this was their \u200cway \u2062of campaigning and undermining his\u2062 chances of running for office\u200c again.<\/p>\n<h3>Other\u2063 Defendants and Reactions<\/h3>\n<p>Many of\u2062 the defendants named in the case have already surrendered themselves \u2062and been released on bond. Notable\u200b figures\u200c include former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani,\u200b former congressman and \u2062chief-of-staff Mark Meadows,\u200b and prominent attorneys Sidney Powell and John Eastman.<\/p>\n<p>However, one defendant, \u2064Harrison Floyd, remains in custody after \u2062failing to post\u200d bond. The case has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-biden-admin-gave-taliban-list-of-american-citizens-green-card-holders-and-afghan-allies-that-needed-to-get-into-airport-report\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Biden Admin Gave Taliban List Of\u00a0\u2018American Citizens, Green Card Holders And Afghan Allies\u2019 That Needed To Get Into Airport: Report\">sparked widespread outrage<\/a> and concern among Trump&#8217;s supporters, who view it \u200cas a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inspector-general-closes-ethics-probe-into-elaine-chao-angering-dems\/\" title=\"Inspector General Closes Ethics Probe Into Elaine Chao, Angering Dems\">politically motivated attack<\/a> on their leader.<\/p>\n<h2>Federal Removal and Legal Complexities<\/h2>\n<p>Several defendants, including Meadows, Giuliani, and\u200c Shafer,\u200b have requested to have the case removed to\u2064 federal court. They argue that their actions\u2062 were carried out\u200d under the color of federal office and \u2062should not be tried in a state\u2062 court. If their requests are granted, the entire case could be shifted to a \u2062federal jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>However, the legal complexities of the case make\u200c the outcome uncertain. The expedited timeline proposed by the prosecution has \u2064raised concerns among defense lawyers, who\u2064 argue that such \u2062a massive case requires more time for preparation.<\/p>\n<h2>Public Support\u200c and Congressional \u200dInquiries<\/h2>\n<p>Outside \u2063the jail, hundreds\u200c of people, including media personnel and Trump\u200d supporters, gathered in anticipation of \u2063his\u2064 arrival. The event drew significant attention, reflecting the deep divide \u200band intense interest surrounding Trump&#8217;s legal battles.<\/p>\n<p>House\u2063 Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan has\u2063 launched \u2062an investigation into the prosecution, requesting documents from District Attorney Fani Willis. Jordan&#8217;s letter raises concerns about potential political motivations behind the charges and calls for transparency \u2063in\u200d the legal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Georgia&#8217;s Republican state Sen. Colton Moore has called for a special session of the state Senate to investigate Willis&#8217;s actions.\u2064 He argues that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/19-year-old-arrested-in-calif-for-double-murder\/\" title=\"19-year-old arrested in Calif. for double murder\">district attorney&#8217;<\/a>s alleged\u200c corruption should not be \u2064funded by taxpayers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump turned himself in at Atlanta&#8217;s Fulton County Jail on Aug. 24, around 7:36 p.m. He was swiftly released on a $200,000 bond after completing the necessary procedures, such as fingerprinting and taking a mug shot, marking the first time he had ever gone through this process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2339,"featured_media":2011389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2011388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2339"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2011388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011388\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2011389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2011388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2011388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2011388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}