Live Updates: Trump To Surrender For Arrest In Georgia Election Case

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Former President Donald Trump is set to surrender to Georgia authorities on Thursday on charges of plotting to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election results.

Trump was indicted by a Fulton County grand jury on Aug. 14 with more than a dozen felonies, from conspiring to commit forgery to filing false documents to racketeering, in what was his fourth criminal indictment this year.

District Attorney Fani Willis had given Trump and his 18 alleged co-conspirators until noon on Friday to surrender. Several others have already done so .

Georgia law enforcement officials have been adamant that Trump be treated like anyone else processed through the Fulton County Jail. That means he is expected to have a mug shot taken, which no other jurisdiction prosecuting him has done so far.

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What To Know

Trump surrendered as expected and without incident, around 7:30 p.m. ET.
His widely-anticipated mug shot was released to the public shortly after.

A judge granted former Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebros request for a speedy trial, setting the co-defendants date for Oct. 23.
DA Fani Willis requested an earlier trial start for all co-defendants, though Chesebros new trial date only applies to him.
Trump and his attorneys pushed back against Willis proposed Oct. 23 trial date for all co-defendants and stated they would sever Trumps case from all other co-defendants who seek similar demands.
Fulton Countys official jail records list all 13 of the charges against Trump, including a RICO violation, several conspiracy charges, and filing false documents.
All other remaining co-defendants have until Friday 12 p.m. EST to surrender.

That's All For Tonight!

HuffPost is signing off on the liveblog after a historic day.

Keep coming back to HuffPost as we continue our coverage of all of the criminal charges Trump is facing.

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Trump Was Arrested (Again). Now What?

This case is complicated, for many reasons. These charges against a former president are unprecedented, not to mention the RICO charge against Trump and 18 co-defendants.

HuffPosts Paul Blumenthal talked to a leading legal scholar in Georgia, who laid out what we can expect from this trial over the next year.

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Trump's Very First Twee... Er, X Post?

Trump published his first post since Jan. 6, 2021, on the platform formerly known as Twitter, sharing the same mug shot graphic he posted earlier to Truth Social.

The graphic was posted with no caption on his newly reinstated X account.

Twitter banned Trump from the platform days after the insurrection at the Capitol in 2021.

After taking over the tech platform, Elon Musk restored Trumps account in November 2022 following the results of an online poll.

Alex Brandon/AP Photo

Biden Solicited Donations As Trump Turned Himself In

President Biden used former President Trumps latest arrest as a way to solicit donations.

Apropos of nothing, I think today's a great day to give to my campaign, the president tweeted with a link to the Biden-Harris campaign website at the time of Trumps scheduled surrender, 7:30 p.m. EST.

Otherwise, the president has remained relatively quiet on Trumps legal issues .

Trumps Rap Sheet

Trumps booking sheet, released to the public by Fulton County, lists the 13 charges he faces and their offense dates.

The list begins with the Georgia RICO violation dated the day after Election Day, Nov. 4, 2020 and goes on to include solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer, conspiracy to commit forgery, filing false documents and more.

See his whole rap sheet above.

Trump Says 'NEVER SURRENDER' After Surrendering

Surprising no one, Trump was quick to use his official mug shot in a new graphic posted to his Truth Social account.

NEVER SURRENDER, the former president wrote an hour after he surrendered to the Fulton County Sheriffs Office.

Trump also featured the text "ELECTION INTERFERENCE," as well as a link to his campaign website.

Key Moment

The Long-Awaited Mug Shot

Trump is officially the first former U.S. president to have his mug shot taken, according to the AP.

Read more about this historic moment here:

Trump Makes Brief Remarks After Surrendering: 'Its Election Interference We Did Nothing Wrong'

Trump briefly addressed reporters at Atlantas airport after his arrest at Fulton County Jail.

"It's election interference, he said, according to NBC News . I want to thank you for being here. We did nothing wrong at all."

The former president also described the criminal case against him as a travesty of justice, CNN reports , while referencing the three other criminal cases that have been brought against him this year.

We have every single right to challenge an election that we think is dishonest, he said, according to CNN. This is one instance, but you have three other instances. This is election interference.

ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images

Trump Heads Home

This photo shows Trump boarding his plane as he departs Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

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Trumps Prisoner Number

Trump is officially in the Fulton County Jail database under prisoner number P01135809.

Trump Mug Shot Has Been Taken

Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat confirmed that officials have taken Trumps mug shot. It has not yet been released to the public, but well let you know as soon it is.

Alex Brandon/AP

Trump Used Popular Bail Bond Service in Georgia

Foster Bail Bonds LLC in Lawrenceville, Georgia, confirmed that former President Donald Trump used the service to post his bail in his latest arrest, NBC News reported , citing a bonding agent named Lia Dean.

Dean did not confirm what amount was posted for Trumps bail, but his bail was set at $200,000.

She said that the bail bond service has been used by some unnamed co-defendants in the Georgia elections case and by multiple high-profile celebrities in other instances, including T.I., Rick Ross and Gucci Mane, NBC News said.

The CEO of the bond company, Charles Shaw, confirmed the information to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as well.

He will have to sign the bond, as will I, which will be done probably in the confines of the jail in the intake area, Shaw said.

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Trump Surrenders

Trump finally surrendered to authorities, arranging a prime-time slot for the latest arraignment linked to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Alex Brandon/AP

Onlookers Watch Trumps Motorcade Pass By

People watch as the motorcade with former President Donald Trump travels to the Fulton County Jail.

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Trump Heads To The Jail

Former U.S. President Donald Trump rides in a motorcade as he travels to the Fulton County jail.

Alex Brandon/AP

Trump Exits His Plane

Former President Donald Trump steps off his plane as he arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Trump Arrives In Atlanta

Trump's private airplane, also known as Trump Force One, arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia.

Ben Gray/AP

And Now We Wait

Trump supporters are pictured resting near the Fulton County Jail in Georgia.

Dustin Chambers/Reuters

Marjorie Shows Up

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) speaks to the media near the entrance of the Fulton County Jail.

New updates

What To Know

That's All For Tonight!

Trump Was Arrested (Again). Now What?

Trump's Very First Twee... Er, X Post?

Biden Solicited Donations As Trump Turned Himself In

Trumps Rap Sheet

Trump Says 'NEVER SURRENDER' After Surrendering

The Long-Awaited Mug Shot

Trump Makes Brief Remarks After Surrendering: 'Its Election Interference We Did Nothing Wrong'

Trump Heads Home

Trumps Prisoner Number

Trump Mug Shot Has Been Taken

Trump Used Popular Bail Bond Service in Georgia

Trump Surrenders

Onlookers Watch Trumps Motorcade Pass By

Trump Heads To The Jail

Trump Exits His Plane

Trump Arrives In Atlanta

And Now We Wait

Marjorie Shows Up

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