Johannesburg – Republican frontrunner 77-year-old Donald Trump has been arrested, had his mugshot taken at the Fulton County Jail, and released on US$200 000 bail for trying to steal elections in Georgia.
Trump surrendered Thursday on criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 United States election results.
Trump, who infamously described African countries as “shitholes”, has 91 charges against him.
The self-proclaimed germophobe endured a little time in the rundown Fulton County Jail that is being probed for its reported filthy state.
The U.S.A. Justice Department has launched a federal civil rights investigation into Fulton County Jail – a facility described by the sheriff’s office as “dilapidated and rapidly eroding ” and where at least one inmate died covered in insects and filth.
Trump was in and out of the hellhole in less than an hour – about 20 minutes.
Like a bat out of hell, the former president’s motorcade left behind the unpleasant memory of the billionaire being booked like a common criminal.
The Fulton County Jail, also known as the Rice Street Jail, has been a hive of activity with Trump and his 18 co-defendants scrambling to meet the midday Friday deadline to surrender.
Trump, who skipped the first GOP primary debate on Wednesday, denies any wrongdoing.
The former president leads the pack of hopefuls to be the Republican party’s presidential candidate by double figures.
Rather than joining eight other candidates on stage, Trump recorded an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and still managed to dominate the headlines.
