Protesters, supporters swarm Fulton County Jail as Trump set to surrender

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THIS WEEKEND. COMING UP IN OUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST, I GOT INDICTED FOUR TIMES. ALL ALL TRIVIA NONSENSE. IT’S ALL IT’S HORRIBLE WHEN YOU LOOK AND YOU LOOK AT WHAT THEY’RE DOING. ALL EYES ON FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THIS AFTERNOON AS FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP PREPARES TO TURN HIMSELF IN. MR. TRUMP AND 18 OF HIS ALLIES ACCUSED OF TRYING TO OVERTHROW THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA. ALL OF HIS CO-DEFENDANTS HAVE SURRENDERED. WVTM13’S JARVIS ROBERTSON REPORTS FROM ATLANTA. SO WE’RE HERE OUTSIDE OF THE FULTON COUNTY JAIL RIGHT NOW, WHERE FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS EXPECTED TO TURN HIMSELF IN SOMETIME TODAY, ALTHOUGH IT’S REALLY HOT OUT HERE RIGHT NOW. PLENTY OF HIS SUPPORTERS AND PROTESTERS ARE HOPING TO GET A GLIMPSE OF THE PRESIDENT WHEN HE PASSES BY. NOW, SOME OF TRUMP’S CO-DEFENDANTS IN THIS CASE HAVE TURNED THEMSELVES IN AND BONDED OUT. FULTON COUNTY SHERIFF SAID LAST WEEK THAT THOSE BEING ARRESTED WILL BE TREATED LIKE ANY OTHER PERSON COMING INTO THE JAIL FOR BOOKING. NOW, THIS IS THE FORMER PRESIDENT’S FOURTH INDICTMENT HERE IN GEORGIA. HE’S ACCUSED OF INTERFERING WITH THE STATE’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. HE FACES SEVERAL CHARGES, INCLUDING RACKETEERING AND CONSPIRACY. NOW, IT’S UNCLEAR AS TO WHAT TIME THE FORMER PRESIDENT WILL BE HERE TO TURN HIMSELF IN, BUT WE WILL BE HERE WHEN THAT MOMENT HAPPENS. AN

Donald Trump is set to turn himself in Thursday to authorities in Georgia on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in that state, a county jail booking expected to yield a historic first: a mug shot of a former American president.WVTM 13's Jarvis Robertson reported large crowds of supporters and protesters of the former president as well as media outlets from around the world outside the Fulton County Jail, describing the scene as "a big spectacle."Outside the Fulton County Courthouse, WVTM 13's Patsy Douglas reported growing crowds of the former president's supporters gathering Thursday morning, with more expected to arrive throughout the day.Trump’s surrender, coming amid an abrupt shake-up of his legal team, follows the presidential debate in Milwaukee the night before featuring his leading rivals for the 2024 Republican nomination — a contest in which he remains the leading candidate despite broad legal troubles. His presence in Georgia, though likely brief, is swiping the spotlight anew from his opponents after the debate in which they sought to seize on his absence to elevate their own presidential prospects.The Fulton County prosecution is the fourth criminal case against Trump since March, when he became the first former president in U.S. history to be indicted. Since then, he’s faced federal charges in Florida and Washington, and this month, he was indicted in Atlanta with 18 others — including his ex-chief of staff, Mark Meadows, and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani — under a racketeering statute normally associated with gang members and organized crime. Giuliani, Trump’s lawyer and confidant, turned himself in on Wednesday and had a booking photo taken.The criminal cases have spurred a succession of bookings and arraignments, with Trump making brief court appearances before returning to the campaign trail. He’s turned the appearances into campaign events amid a far lighter schedule than his rivals, with staff delighting in wall-to-wall media coverage that has included news helicopters tracking his every move.The campaign has also used the appearances to solicit fundraising contributions from his supporters as aides paint the charges as part of a politically motivated effort to damage his reelection chances.His Atlanta appearance will be different from others, though, requiring him to surrender at a problem-plagued jail — but without an accompanying court appearance for now. Unlike in other cities that did not require him to pose for a mug shot, Fulton County officials have said they expect to take a booking photo like they would for any other defendant.“Unless somebody tells me differently, we are following our normal practices, and so it doesn’t matter your status, we’ll have a mug shot ready for you,” Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat said at a news conference earlier this month.District Attorney Fani Willis has given all of the defendants until Friday afternoon to surrender at the main Fulton County jail.This article contains information from The Associated Press.

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. —

WVTM 13's Jarvis Robertson reported large crowds of supporters and protesters of the former president as well as media outlets from around the world outside the Fulton County Jail, describing the scene as "a big spectacle."

Outside the Fulton County Courthouse, WVTM 13's Patsy Douglas reported growing crowds of the former president's supporters gathering Thursday morning, with more expected to arrive throughout the day.

Trump’s surrender, coming amid an abrupt shake-up of his legal team, follows the presidential debate in Milwaukee the night before featuring his leading rivals for the 2024 Republican nomination — a contest in which he remains the leading candidate despite broad legal troubles. His presence in Georgia, though likely brief, is swiping the spotlight anew from his opponents after the debate in which they sought to seize on his absence to elevate their own presidential prospects.

The Fulton County prosecution is the fourth criminal case against Trump since March, when he became the first former president in U.S. history to be indicted. Since then, he’s faced federal charges in Florida and Washington, and this month, he was indicted in Atlanta with 18 others — including his ex-chief of staff, Mark Meadows, and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani — under a racketeering statute normally associated with gang members and organized crime. Giuliani, Trump’s lawyer and confidant, turned himself in on Wednesday and had a booking photo taken.

The criminal cases have spurred a succession of bookings and arraignments, with Trump making brief court appearances before returning to the campaign trail. He’s turned the appearances into campaign events amid a far lighter schedule than his rivals, with staff delighting in wall-to-wall media coverage that has included news helicopters tracking his every move.

The campaign has also used the appearances to solicit fundraising contributions from his supporters as aides paint the charges as part of a politically motivated effort to damage his reelection chances.

His Atlanta appearance will be different from others, though, requiring him to surrender at a problem-plagued jail — but without an accompanying court appearance for now. Unlike in other cities that did not require him to pose for a mug shot, Fulton County officials have said they expect to take a booking photo like they would for any other defendant.

“Unless somebody tells me differently, we are following our normal practices, and so it doesn’t matter your status, we’ll have a mug shot ready for you,” Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat said at a news conference earlier this month.

District Attorney Fani Willis has given all of the defendants until Friday afternoon to surrender at the main Fulton County jail.

This article contains information from The Associated Press.

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