Trump faces five-year jail, surrenders to face poll charges

Trump faces five-year jail, surrenders to face poll charges

Former United States President, Donald Trump, has finally surrendered to authorities in Georgia on 13 felony charges by a Fulton County grand jury.

He would face a mandatory minimum sentence of five years if convicted, it was learnt on Thursday night.

Trump, 77, arrived at Rice Street Jail in Atlanta, where he is expected to get fingerprinted and have a mug shot taken.

He will then be released on a $200,000 bond, which was negotiated earlier in the week.

Trump was indicted in a fourth criminal investigation on August 14 after prosecutors presented evidence related to the former President and his political allies’ attempts to reverse the outcome of Georgia’s 2020 election.

The jury, by majority vote, approved the criminal charges proposed by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ office.

The outcome was a 98-page indictment containing 41 counts against a total of 19 defendants.

The 13 felony counts against Trump include, among others, violating the Georgia RICO Act, filing false documents, and various conspiracy charges.

With the new charges out of Fulton County, Trump now faces a total of 91 criminal counts across four different cases, several of which carry recommended prison time.

He would face a mandatory minimum sentence of five years if convicted of violating the Georgia RICO Act, which is a “serious felony.”

The indictment also charged 18 of Trump’s associates, including his former White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows; and attorneys Rudy Giuliani Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Jenna Ellis, Bob Cheeley, Ray Smith III, and Kenneth Chesebro.