After indictment in Georgia
Trump will probably have to report to jail
08/16/2023, 7:56 p.m
Because Trump is said to have tried to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election and thus keep himself in office, he has now also been charged in the US state of Georgia. Here he may soon have to appear in prison. However, he should be spared the procedure for the average citizen.
Former US President Donald Trump may have to appear in an Atlanta jail after being charged in Georgia. At this time, based on guidance from the district attorney’s office and the presiding judge, it is believed that all 19 suspects named in the indictment should report to Rice Street Jail, the sheriff’s office said. This is open 24 hours a day.
Prosecutor Fani Willis had given the accused until August 25 to come forward. At such an appointment, the personal details of those affected are usually recorded and police photos are taken. This can formally be an arrest.
In the previous indictments against Trump in New York, Washington and Miami, this procedure was carried out in the responsible courts shortly before the indictment was read out. For example, there were no police photos at the time. In Georgia, the two appointments are separate events, according to the sheriff’s office. That doesn’t mean they can’t possibly be merged after all.
Trump is spared handcuffs
With the appearance of a former president come special security precautions – which means that the processes can certainly be adjusted accordingly. In the past, for example, handcuffs were not put on the Republican, as is actually customary in New York for a formal arrest.
In Georgia, Trump is facing a new large-scale indictment related to attempted voter fraud. A jury ruled that Trump should stand trial over his attempts to influence the outcome of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election. 18 other people have been charged with him.
Trump has already been indicted at the federal level for his campaign against his own defeat in the 2020 election. The 77-year-old rejects all allegations. In the 2020 presidential election, he lost to his Democratic challenger Joe Biden. To this day, Trump has not admitted this defeat and is spreading the lie that he was deprived of victory through election fraud.