Georgia election case: Trump, other 18 defendants surrender to authorities

Former President Trump was processed and released on bail.

ByOlivia Rubin, Will Steakin, Peter Charalambous, Laura Romero, and Luke Barr
Last Updated: August 25, 2023, 5:44 PM EDT

Former President Donald Trump and the 18 other defendants charged by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for their alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia all surrendered to authorities at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta.

Trump and 17 other defendants were processed and released on bail, with one defendant held without bond. Several defendants also mounted legal challenges to the DA's case.

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Here's how the news developed. All times Eastern.
Aug 24, 2023, 10:13 PM EDT

Trump posts mug shot on X in return to social media platform

Trump has posted his mug shot on his X account, marking his first post on the social media platform since Jan. 8, 2021.

Trump was suspended from X -- then known as Twitter -- following the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He hadn't tweeted since new owner Elon Musk reinstated his Twitter account in November 2022 -- instead using his Truth Social platform to post messages.

Trump posted his mug shot on Truth Social as well.

Both posts linked to Trump's 2024 campaign website, where the mug shot was also used as part of a fundraising pitch.

-ABC News' Soo Rin Kim, Lalee Ibssa and Will Steakin

Aug 24, 2023, 8:58 PM EDT

Trump's mug shot released

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office has released the mug shot taken of Trump during his processing this evening.

This is the first mug shot to be taken of Trump among his four indictments.

Former President Donald Trump is shown in a booking photo released by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office.
Fulton County Sheriff's Office

Aug 24, 2023, 8:47 PM EDT

Trump: 'We did nothing wrong'

In remarks before boarding his plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Trump said he had the right to challenge an election "we think is dishonest."

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after surrendering at the Fulton County jail, Aug. 24, 2023 in Atlanta.
ABC News

"We did nothing wrong," said Trump, continuing to falsely claim that the election had been stolen.

"We have every right to challenge the election," he said.

Trump's plane is now en route to Newark Liberty International Airport.

Aug 24, 2023, 8:05 PM EDT

Trump heading back toward airport

Trump's motorcade is now en route to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport following his booking and release from the Fulton County Jail.

Members of security forces ride motorcycles as former U.S. President Donald Trump's motorcade departs after he turned himself in to be processed at Fulton County Jail after his Georgia indictment, in Atlanta, Aug. 24, 2023.
Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters

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