Former US President Donald Trump on Thursday posted the first message on his X account since 2021, having shared his mug shot after being arrested and released on election interference charges in the state of Georgia.
Trump shared his mug shot, taken on August 24, 2023, at the Fulton County Jail as the ex-president surrendered in connection to 13 criminal charges over his alleged role in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state of Georgia.
Earlier on Thursday, Trump was arrested on election interference charges, booked and released on bail from the Fulton County Jail. Trump is not expected to visit Atlanta until at least the first court hearing in September. In total, as part of the case, he was charged with 13 counts related to pressure on local officials in an attempt to change in his favor the lost 2020 presidential election in the state.
After being arrested and released on election interference charges the former US President said that he had done nothing wrong and had the right to challenge a "dishonest" election.
"What was taking place here is a travesty of justice. We did nothing wrong, I did nothing wrong. And everybody knows that I've never had such support," he said before boarding a plane in Atlanta. "We have every right, every single right, to challenge an election that we think is dishonest."
Trump added thatt this was the way his political rivals campaign, just like the other three instances, before accusing them of election interference.