Dozens of Trump supporters cheer him on as former president turns himself in at Georgia jail

By SUDHIN THANAWALA and KATE BRUMBACK
Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — Roads between the Atlanta airport and the Fulton County Jail were blocked off as former President Donald Trump arrived in a motorcade to turn himself in on charges related to his efforts to remain in power after his 2020 election loss. This gave the scene something of a presidential aura. But Trump was going to do something no other president has ever done — surrender for booking on criminal charges and have a mug shot taken. As word spread that Trump was on his way, demonstrators near the jail’s main entrance lined security barricades two to three deep. There were more Trump supporters than opponents braving the intense Georgia summer heat, but both groups were outnumbered by media.