Atlanta officials have insisted Donald Trump won’t be treated any different than a regular defendant —promising he’ll have a mugshot taken and a potential trial televised.
“Unless somebody tells me differently, we are following our normal practices, and so it doesn’t matter your status, we’ll have a mugshot ready for you,” Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat said recently.
Officials have given Trump until noon on Aug. 25 to voluntarily surrender to authorities in Georgia, where he and 18 others were indicted Monday night on a slew of charges, including racketeering.
Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney allowed cameras to record Trump’s indictment on Monday, and he indicated that policy will likely be the norm throughout Trump’s proceedings.
Trump indicated Tuesday morning that he doesn’t plan on surrendering in Atlanta straight away, posting to Truth Social that he’ll host a “major news conference” on Monday in Bedminster, New Jersey.