Former President Donald Trump showed sympathy for his co-defendants during an interview after he surrendered and was released at the Fulton County Jail on Thursday. He faces 13 charges in connection with efforts to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election result.
Trump spoke with Newsmax host Greg Kelly while airborne on the Trump Organization's Boeing 757 en route to New Jersey from Atlanta.“It's a very sad experience, and it's a very sad day for our country,” Trump said. “This is a weaponized Justice Department.” Trump continued to say he's"never seen anything like it.”
When asked about the first Republican primary debate Wednesday night — which he was absent from, instead appearing in his own interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson in a counter-event — Trump showed appreciation for Vivek Ramaswamy. “I thought he was very good,” he said of the entrepreneur.
“It's wonderful whether you vote on Tuesday or whatever,” Trump said. “But the big thing is we don't want fake ballots put in – okay? That's the thing nobody ever talks about. We don't want fake ballots put in, and that's the most important thing." Authorities released Trump's mug shot less than an hour after he left the jail, and according to Fulton County Jail records, he spent around 20 minutes inside the facility where he was fingerprinted.
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