Trump returns to social media with mugshot from jail

The historic mugshot of former United States President Donald Trump has been revealed to the public. Trump made his return to the social media platform, X, with a post showing the infamous photo from his booking at Fulton County Jail in Georgia.

Trump had surrendered himself to the authorities in George on Thursday, where he faces criminal charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election.

The former president was once banned from the platform following the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. But Elon Musk reinstated Trump’s account soon after acquiring then Twitter. Which has now been rebranded to X.

https://t.co/MlIKklPSJT pic.twitter.com/Mcbf2xozsY

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2023

Trump makes history with criminal charges, mugshot

Trump had to pay a bail bond of $200,000 to be released from the Atlanta prison while awaiting trial. This is the highest bail bond to be paid of all his co-defendants.

The Republican party member is set on running for president in the 2024 election, and has already made history as the first former US president to face criminal charges. This is his first time posing for a booking photo.

He now joins the ranks of US public figures who also have arrest booking photos including Frank Sinatra, Dr Martin Luther King Jr. and Al Capone.

Just like any other criminal defendant

The mugshot shows Trump sporting a scowl on his face. It was taken just minutes after he was booked on a number of felony counts at an Atlanta prison.

Unlike other authorities who gave Trump a pass, Georgia processed him like any other criminal defendant – including fingerprints and a mugshot. The entire process took some 20 minutes.

Afterwards, the former president quickly vanished into a motorcade waiting outside the jail.

Donald Trump believes that the cases against him are all politically motivated. All linked to him leading the Republican race against President Joe Biden, a Democrat, in the 2024 presidential election.