Donald Trump has been booked into a Georgia jail on RICO criminal charges in connection to an election interference indictment, making him the first former president ever to be arrested.
In a whirlwind series of criminal indictments Trump faces, this particular indictment is connected to his alleged role in working to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state of Georgia. He, alongside 18 co-conspirators, are all charged in a sweeping RICO indictment that accuses them of making combined efforts to prove that the election was stolen, a fraudulent claim that has been debunked by state and federal election officials.
Trump slammed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on his Truth Social platform on his way to being booked and processed on Thursday.
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“Why is there so much MURDER in Atlanta? Why is there so much Violent Crime? People are afraid to go outside to buy a loaf of bread!” Trump wrote. “One big reason is that failed District Attorney, Fani Willis, who is campaigning and fundraising off ‘get Trump’ (much like the others!), doesn’t have the Time, Money, or Interest to go after the real criminals, even the REALLY Violent ones, that are destroying Atlanta, and its once beautiful culture and way of life.”
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Other indicted individuals of note in this case include former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark, and former state senator and former chair of the Georgia Republican Party David Shafer.
Following the special investigation led by Willis, she ordered that all 19 people surrender themselves to state authorities by Aug. 25.
“This is yet another SAD DAY IN AMERICA!” Trump wrote.
An Atlanta judge set Trump’s…
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