makes history, but this one, the first mugshot ever of a former us president, will never be forgotten. donald trump surrendered himself at fulton countyjail in georgia on charges of plotting to overturn the state s 2020 election results. he was released on bail while he awaits trial. this was his fourth arrest in five months on criminal charges. afterwards, mr trump described the case as a travesty ofjustice and posted the mugshot on social media. let s join our north america editor, sarah smith, who s in atlanta, georgia for us now. you might think donald trump would be ashamed or humiliated about being booked and photographed inside a notorious jail house. a mugshot has ended many other political careers but he is displaying it as a badge of honour, turn it into an emblem for his presidential campaign. mr trump is to appear at this courthouse in atlanta next month and
it is an amazing image, and i think it s going to go down in history as one of the most famous images in the world. and i was fascinated that donald trump e mailed that image to all of his followers immediately after it was taken. what has taken place here is a travesty ofjustice. we did nothing wrong. i did nothing wrong, and everybody knows it. i ve never had such support. the mugshot might be particularly effective at driving home his campaign message, which is that he is a victim - of the washington establishment, he s a political martyr and he will never surrender. there have been millions of photographs taken of american presidents. never one like this. the mugshot of donald trump already one of the iconic images of our time, for a president that now has his own prison number. what does it tell us?
you re watching the context on bbc news. it is an amazing image, and i think it s going to go down in history as one of the most famous images in the world. and i was fascinated that donald trump e mailed that image to all of his followers immediately after it was taken. what has taken place here is a travesty ofjustice. we did nothing wrong. i did nothing wrong, and everybody knows it. i ve never had such support. the mugshot might be particularly effective at driving home his campaign message, which is that he is a victim - of the washington establishment, he s a political martyr and he will never surrender. the mugshot that will forever be associated with the 45th president of the united states, but already donald trump has begun the campaign to own and exploit the image. all 19 defendents have now submitted to the prison authorities. these are some of them ahead
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