Donald Trump claims he was ‘tortured’ in Fulton County Jail during last year’s arrest
Donald Trump’s campaign asserts that the former US president was ‘tortured’ when he surrendered to a Georgia jail last August.
“I want you to remember what they did to me. They tortured me in the Fulton County Jail, and TOOK MY MUGSHOT. So guess what?” a new fundraising pitch from his camp stated on Monday, June 24.
“I put it on a mug for the WHOLE WORLD TO SEE!”
The campaign team is offering supporters the chance to buy “limited edition” coffee cups and t-shirts featuring Trump’s mugshot from his booking.
At the time, Trump was the first former US president to have his mugshot taken and be booked in jail for a criminal case. The process took just over 20 minutes.
Initially, the Republican politician faced 13 counts for alleged 2020 election tampering in Georgia, but that number has since been reduced to 10.
Immediately after his booking, Trump’s fundraising efforts ramped up, raising $4.18 million in the 24 hours that followed by selling t-shirts and other memorabilia based on the mugshot.
His team broke that record last month, raising an impressive $53 million in the 24 hours after his conviction in the Manhattan “hush money” case, according to his campaign.
The email states: ‘I want you to remember what they did to me. They tortured me in the Fulton County Jail, and TOOK MY MUGSHOT. So guess what?’
He claims their response was to ‘put it on a mug for the WHOLE WORLD TO SEE’ featuring a photo of the mug.
The campaign is offering the item for a $47 donation to Trump’s 2024 election campaign.
A report in February from WinRed, the Republicans’ online fundraising platform, confirmed Trump raised $4.2 million the day after his mugshot was released.
Trump still faces sentencing in the Manhattan business fraud case, where he was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying documents. He is also under indictment for allegedly mishandling classified documents found at his Mar-a-Lago, Florida, home.