Trump arrested, booked and leaves jail; what happens next: Live updates – NBC News

4m ago / 9:13 PM EDT

Sen. Tuberville: ‘I’ve seen President Trump with that look a couple times’

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., just said on Newsmax that he recognizes Trump’s expression in his mugshot.

“I’ve seen President Trump with that look a couple times playing golf with him when he’s missed a putt or I’m beating him in a round of golf,” Tuberville said.

14m ago / 9:03 PM EDT

Trump’s allies in Congress suggest his mugshot helps him

Congressional allies of Trump’s immediately capitalized on the release of his Fulton County jail mugshot.

“This is the photo that will win the 2024 Presidential election,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., posted on X.

“The 47th President of the United States,” Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, similarly captioned the photo.

11m ago / 9:06 PM EDT

DeSantis on Trump arrest: ‘Glad I’m at the Field of Dreams’

DeSantis is in Iowa, holding a campaign event at the Field of Dreams that coincided with Trump’s Georgia arrest.

Asked about the split screen of him playing baseball while Trump was booked, the Florida governor responded: “Well, I’m glad I’m at the Field of Dreams. Happy to be here.”

16m ago / 9:01 PM EDT

Trump’s mug shot is released

Authorities tonight released Trump’s mug shot after his booking at the Fulton County Jail.

16m ago / 9:01 PM EDT

Trump’s plane has left for New Jersey

Trump’s plane is wheels up in Atlanta.

He is headed back to Bedminster, New Jersey.

14m ago / 9:03 PM EDT

Fake mug shot of Trump surfaces on social media

A fake mug shot of Trump began circulating on social media tonight during the brief 20 minutes the former president was inside the Fulton County Jail.

A photo of Trump, complete with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office watermark in the top left-hand corner, similar to the official mug shots, spread quickly on X, formerly known as Twitter. He’s seen wearing a red, white and blue necktie against a blank gray background.

However, the photo was pulled from a Reuters photo taken Nov. 20, 2020, by Carlos Barria, NBC News confirmed. Internet sleuths were also quick to dispel the photo as real, because Trump was photographed today with a red necktie.

Other users have posted satirical or edited mug shots in anticipation of the official one.

The Fulton County sheriff confirmed to NBC News tonight that a mug shot of Trump was taken, and authorities released it later.

47m ago / 8:29 PM EDT

Trump’s mood? ‘Defiant,’ aide says

An aide traveling with Trump today characterized his mood this way: “He’s defiant.”

14m ago / 9:03 PM EDT

Meanwhile, DeSantis is lobbing softballs

Actually.

The Florida governor is holding a campaign event at the Field of Dreams in Iowa, where he’s pitching from the mound for kids. Here he is playing with his daughter:

41m ago / 8:36 PM EDT

Trump says he had ‘every single right’ to challenge a ‘dishonest’ election

Trump said in brief remarks at Atlanta’s airport: “It’s election interference. … I want to thank you for being here. We did nothing wrong at all. And we have every right, every single right, to challenge an election that we think is dishonest. So we think it’s very dishonest.”