Despite being under court order to appear in Georgia for arraignment and booking on racketeering charges no later than Friday, Aug. 25, failed one-term, twice-impeached and multiply indicted former president Donald Trump now sounds like a man who may decide to become a fugitive from the law.
The sticking point holding up Trump’s surrender, according to Hugo Lowell of The Guardian, is the mugshot.
So what happens if the disgraced ex-president’s attorneys can’t reach an agreement with authorities in the Peach State? Technically, that would mean Trump was in violation of Georgia law and the following would likely happen:
- A bench warrant for his arrest would be issued
- Georgia authorities would contact law enforcement in whatever jurisdiction Trump was in at the time and request that he be handed over
- A judge in Georgia could order Trump held without bail until trial if it’s determined that he remains a flight risk
Would any of that actually transpire? That’s the unknown, as we’ve never faced such a scenario with any other former president. Then again, we’ve never had a former president accused of as many crimes as the one facing the rest of his life behind bars in multiple locations.
The prospect of Trump insisting on being held to a different standard than any other accused criminal set off a firestorm of anger on social media.
