Trump's surrender in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case

Jail records show former President Donald Trump was placed under arrest and booked at the Fulton County jail on Thursday night. 

The jail record shows that Trump is 6 foot 3 inches tall and weighs 215 pounds. He is listed as having blue eyes and blonde or strawberry hair. He was booked as inmate No. P01135809.

Trump was at the jail for about 20 minutes.

Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat has said all 19 defendants in the Georgia election subversion case will go through the same process as any other criminal defendant in the county, which includes having fingerprints and mug shots taken.

Like several of his 18 co-defendants who have already surrendered at the jail, Trump’s processing was completed quickly because the former president and his lawyers negotiated his consent bond agreement ahead of Thursday's surrender.

As part of the order, Trump agreed to a $200,000 bond and other release conditions, including not using social media to intimidate co-defendants and witnesses in the case. 

Donald Trump has surrendered at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta to be booked on more than a dozen charges stemming from his efforts to reverse Georgia’s 2020 election results.

Trump is being placed under arrest in Fulton County.

Trump agreed earlier this week to a $200,000 bond and other release conditions, including not using social media to target the co-defendants and witnesses in the case.

Protesters at the jail could be heard yelling against District Attorney Fani Willis, who charged Trump and 18 others in the election subversion case. 

“Lock Fani up!” the former president's supporters chanted.

His surrender in Georgia marks the fourth time this year the former president has turned himself in to local or federal officials after criminal charges were brought against him – episodes that had never been seen in the US before 2023.

In April, the former president was booked in New York on state charges related to a hush money scheme. In June, he surrendered at a Miami federal courthouse to face charges in special counsel Jack Smith’s probe into the mishandling of classified documents.

And earlier this month, Trump was placed under arrest in Washington, DC, and arraigned on charges brought by Smith in his investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

All of those cases could come to a head next year at the same time that Trump is running for president.

Donald Trump has arrived at Fulton County jail in Atlanta to surrender and be booked on more than a dozen charges stemming from his efforts to reverse Georgia’s 2020 election results, the fourth time this year the former president has faced criminal charges.

How the process is expected to unfold: Like most of his 18 co-defendants in the sprawling racketeering case who have already surrendered at the jail, Trump’s processing through the facility will likely be completed quickly because the former president and his lawyers have already negotiated his consent bond agreement.

Trump agreed to a $200,000 bond and other release conditions, including not using social media to target the co-defendants and witnesses in the case.

According to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, once a defendant enters the jail and is taken into custody, a person is technically “under arrest.” Defendants are not expected to be handcuffed. They are expected to be fingerprinted and have their mug shot taken, according to Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat.

Normally, those taken into custody are thoroughly searched by a jail deputy. In the past, though, some high-profile defendants who have voluntarily surrendered were not subjected to that thorough body search. 

Defendants typically undergo a medical screening and receive a pre-trial consultation to determine whether they can sign out on their own recognizance. It’s unclear if that will happen with Trump.

Earlier Thursday morning, members of Trump’s team were unsure whether the former president would have a mug shot taken when he surrenders, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. 

The sheriff has insisted publicly that Trump will be treated like any other defendant. His co-defendants have all had their mug shots taken. 

CNN's Sara Murray and Ryan Young contributed reporting to this post.

Supporters of former President Donald Trump are lining the street entrance to the Fulton County jail, where Trump is set to surrender shortly.

Protesters both in support and against the former president stood with signs. Some were dressed in prison uniforms or were draped in American flags, with some singing “God Bless America.”

Law enforcement officers blocked off access for those around the jail from entering or exiting the area hours before Trump’s arrival, leaving the crowds to stand in place and wait for the motorcade to drive past and enter the facility.

Right-wing figures like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Laura Loomer were also seen outside the jail among the protesters.

Some pro-Trump supporters could be heard chanting “Free Harrison” in reference to Harrison Floyd, a Trump co-defendant in Georgia who turned himself into the jail earlier today.

Unlike all other 18 defendants in the case, Floyd did not negotiate a bond before turning himself in and will remain detained at the jail until he appears before a Fulton County judge for a bond hearing.

Former President Donald Trump and his senior advisers briefly met with his new lawyer, Steven Sadow, on his private plane upon landing in Atlanta on Thursday. 

Trump is traveling with his aides Susie Wiles, Jason Miller and Steven Cheung, among others. 

Trump aide Walt Nauta, his co-defendant in the special counsel’s classified document case, is also traveling with the president.

Trump exited his plane shortly after 7 p.m. ET and told reporters, “Thank you very much” from a distance before getting into his motorcade. 

The president and his motorcade are currently en route to Fulton County jail.

Former President Donald Trump landed at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and is en route to the Fulton County jail to surrender and be booked on more than a dozen charges stemming from his efforts to reverse Georgia’s 2020 election results.

The former president, wearing a dark blue suit and red tie, gave a thumb’s up to reporters, aides and others gathered on the tarmac after he exited his private plane.

It is the fourth time this year the former president has faced criminal charges.

How the surrender is expected to unfold: Like several of his 18 co-defendants who have already surrendered at the jail, Trump’s processing through the facility will likely be completed quickly because the former president and his lawyers negotiated his consent bond agreement ahead of Thursday.

Trump agreed to a $200,000 bond and other release conditions, including not using social media to target the co-defendants or witnesses in the case.

Law enforcement is amping up security outside of the Fulton County jail, where former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender tonight.

More than 10 agencies from the Metro Atlanta area are at the scene, according to CNN's Ryan Young. Canine units have been deployed to make sure there are no explosives and drones could be seen flying in the air, he reported.

One police source told Young that officers are comparing Trump's surrender to the security level seen at the Super Bowl.

Atlanta has hosted three Super Bowls, the most recent in 2019.

In typical cases in Fulton County, police make an arrest, the person arrested is booked into jail and that person must appear before a magistrate judge within 72 hours. But the process for defendants who are indicted and face grand jury arrest warrants – as is the case with Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants – works differently.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis gave the 19 defendants until noon ET on August 25 to surrender voluntarily. While the grand jury issued arrest warrants, those warrants do not become active until the district attorney enters them into the Georgia Crime Information Center, which is the statewide crime database. This is what we expect to happen if someone fails to voluntarily surrender by the deadline. 

In the meantime, the attorneys for defendants in the Trump case are expected to negotiate with the district attorney’s office to work out the terms of release and bond for their clients – this is known as a consent bond.

According to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, all defendants in this case are expected to be booked at the Rice Street Jail. Once a defendant enters the jail and is taken into custody, they are technically “under arrest.” They are not expected to be handcuffed. 

Once defendants are taken into custody, they are expected to be fingerprinted and have their mugshot taken, according to Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat.

Normally, those taken into custody are thoroughly searched by a jail deputy. In the past, though, some high-profiled defendants who have voluntarily surrendered were not subjected to that thorough body search.

Defendants typically undergo a medical screening and receive a pre-trial consultation to determine whether they can sign out on their own recognizance. It’s unclear if that will happen with Trump and his co-defendants.

For a typical defendant, the booking process can take hours, much of which is spent waiting around for their turn to be booked.

But attorneys told CNN the process could move more swiftly for VIP defendants in the Trump case. They could theoretically be processed within 15 minutes if officials at the jail want to swiftly move them in and get them out.

If the defendants have a bond agreement in place, they will be processed and then released. If defendants do not have a bond agreement in place, they will be kept in custody.

Read more about surrenders at the Fulton County jail.

Former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants are accused of breaking a variety of criminal laws in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case, but one crime ties all their alleged misconduct together: the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

The state law — which is commonly referred to as RICO — is similar to the federal version of the statute that targets so-called criminal enterprises. Georgia’s law allows prosecutors to pull an array of conduct into their indictments, including activities that took place outside of the state of Georgia but may have been part of a broad conspiracy.

Those convicted of racketeering charges also face steeper penalties, a point of leverage for prosecutors if they are hoping to flip potential co-conspirators or encourage defendants to take plea deals.

“Federal RICO is a very big deal. It’s difficult to prove, and it’s used pretty sparingly. Georgia RICO is a different animal. It’s easier to prove,” said Kenneth White, a defense attorney familiar with the federal law. “The point is, it’s used very aggressively there.”

For Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the law has been her calling card. The Atlanta-area prosecutor has used it in a number of high-profile cases she’s previously brought in Georgia against school officials, gangs and musicians, including the rapper Young Thug.

The historic 41-count indictment unsealed last week accuses Trump and the other defendants of being part of a broad conspiracy to attempt to overturn the 2020 election result in the Peach State.

Prosecutors say the criminal actions the charge is built around include: making false statements, filing false documents and forgeries, impersonating officials, computer breaches and attempts to influence witnesses.

Several of the acts alleged to have made up the racketeering conspiracy involved states other than Georgia.