Georgia: Sheriff Says Trump is Required to Show Up at Jail for Booking

I keep saying that Trump needs to show up and get handcuffed and put in a cell.

That would be the greatest photo-op ever, and would ensure that short of assassination, he’d win the GOP nomination, even if he won from inside the jail.

RT:

Former US President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants in his racketeering case are set to be booked on their charges at a county jail in Georgia, a departure from the courthouse processing seen in his three other criminal cases.

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office announced the decision on Tuesday, saying that Trump and the other defendants could appear at the local jail to turn themselves in “at any time,” though noted the plan is still subject to change due to the “unprecedented nature” of the case.

“At this point, based on guidance received from the district attorney’s office and presiding judge, it is expected that all 19 defendants named in the indictment will be booked at the Rice Street Jail,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement, pointing out that the facility is “open 24/7.”

That procedure would differ from Trump’s other ongoing criminal litigation, in which he has been processed inside courthouses. During booking, defendants are typically photographed and fingerprinted, and while Trump was not required to provide mugshots for his other lawsuits, Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat said he planned to snap a photo of the ex-president for the racketeering case.

“It doesn’t matter your status. We have a mugshot ready for you,” Labat told reporters ahead of the latest indictment. “Unless someone tells me differently, we are following our normal practices.”

Yeah, I think it is normal practices on their end.

The charges are not normal, but you can’t blame the sheriff.