Police responded to a bomb risk at Fulton County courthouse shortly after Donald Trump was booked at Fulton County Jail.

The sheriff's workplace confirmed that police canine models and officers have been despatched to the court docket in Georgia. The courtroom is round a 20-minute drive from the jail the place Donald Trump turned himself in on expenses that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 US election within the state.

However, it is understood that no credible risk was discovered. Trump was out and in in lower than hour - and returned to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the place he boarded Trump Force to fly again to New Jersey.

Trump's mugshot has since been launched. It is the primary police mugshot of a former American president.

The Fulton County's reserving document revealed Trump to be 6'3" and weighing 215lbs. It also listed his hair as blond or strawberry.

After surrendering to authorities, Trump was released from custody under an already agreed-upon set of conditions by paying 10 percent of his $200,000 bond.

The former president was defiant after the booking, insisting he had done nothing wrong. Speaking to journalists at the Atlanta airport, Trump said: "This is a really unhappy day for America." He claimed his arrest was an example of "election interference".

"When you might have that nice freedom to problem, you might have to have the ability to in any other case you get dishonest elections," said Trump.

"What has taken place here's a travesty of justice. We did nothing mistaken. I did nothing mistaken and all people is aware of that I've by no means had such assist," he adds.

"We have each proper, each single proper to problem an election that we expect is dishonest," added Trump, earlier than thanking journalists for coming. He then boarded his jet Trump Force One to return to New Jersey.