Rudy Giuliani booked in Trump Georgia election interference case, bond set at $150,000

Jordan Lund@lemmy.one to politics @lemmy.world – 630 points – Rudy Giuliani booked in Trump Georgia election interference case, bond set at $150,000
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Edit Sidney Powell now too!

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/live-blog/trump-indictment-arrest-live-updates-rcna100651

Edit 2 Mugshot here:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/see-rudy-giuliani-mugshot-trump-ally-fulton-county-jail/

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Afterward, he told reporters, “I talked to the President [Trump] today. I wish him well.”

Isn't that against the terms set by the judge for Trump not to talk to con-conspirators?

Edit: The typo stays, since it fits.

From my understanding of the quote, he talked to him before he got booked, so he might not have been subject to the bond's requirements yet.

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Pff. No mugshot? I want to see the hair dye running down again.

IIRC we didn't get immediate mugshots on the others either. Probably by EOD or tomorrow.

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The grins on some of them tell me they really drank the stupid juice

I have to wonder... Can they even conceive of this ending with them in prison? Or are they so far gone that the idea of consequences just can't break through?

They're on stage, can't get caught seeming like you don't believe the lie.

It’s fucked up that you cropped out Dave Pell’s Mastodon account to post this. Leave this content stealing shit on Reddit.

https://mastodon.social/@davepell/110941496576012224

Ah shit, looking at the post it looks like maybe he just made the same joke as someone else. Either way, the cropping sucks ass.

My wife sent me this variant, not sure of the source, but I lolled...

5'9 sounds accurate, but 180 pounds? That seems a bit generous. I bet they just asked him and didn't bother weighing him.

I was most interested in his BAC, too bad they didn't take that.

Nahh, density makes a big difference. He's probably a rather weak old man, so therefore doesn't have all that much non-fat weight.

On the other side, even basic body builders are obese by BMI standards.

I was most interested in his BAC, too bad they didn't take that.

They did, but the machine caught fire from the fumes.

As a New York City resident who lived through Rudy's term, may I say how glad I am to see that picture.

In a few years he might qualify for a work-release program through Four Seasons Landscaping.

Does Rudy have the money to post bail?

I'm sure some seedy bailbond place will happily loan him the money.

No joke, the NYT article says:

After his booking, Mr. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, stepped out of an S.U.V. to address a throng of reporters, calling the case “an attack on the American people.” He then made his way to A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds, a business near the jail.

My God, I think my face is stuck in a permanent grin now. That's amazing.

Man, I sure wouldn't, even if I was a staunch conservative. He doesn't seem like someone who pays his bills if he can avoid it.

I would. Just the slim chance that I get to send a bounty hunter after him would be worth it.

Georgia has a 10% deal, so he only has to post $15K.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/trumps-bond-set-200000-fulton-county-election-interference/story?id=102431955

"The bond can be paid through cash, a commercial surety, or a court program that requires a payment of 10% of the bond amount."

Isn't someone still on the hook for the whole amount if he skips town? My understanding is that you pay the bondsman ten percent and they cover you, but if you blow town they're on the hook for the whole amount and will go after you.

This sounds like a special court program, so if they skip, the court goes after them.

What is the point of a large bail bond if 10% is all that needs to be paid? Why not get rid of that and just set it at whatever 10% is?

Giuliani was sober when he spoke to reporters as he left his Manhattan apartment earlier Wednesday to fly to Atlanta.

I legit thought this is what the third bullet point said.

As opposed to all the other times he's talked to reporters...

“I’m feeling very, very good about it because I feel like I am defending the rights of all Americans, as I did so many times as a United States attorney,” Giuliani said.

He realizes this is a criminal case, not a rights case, right?

Edit: they edited the story and removed the quote. His original and full answer can be found here..

Rudy is proudly defending every American's right to be a criminal dickbag. A defeat here would be a loss for assholes everywhere.

He's defending his right to lie in a court of law...

Are they making them do a proper booking and appear at the arraignment in jail clothes after sitting in a cell for a bit?

Or is this just more proof they are above the law?

They absolutely should but I'm going to guess no.

Not sure about the jail clothes, but defintely yes on the rest.

Wow Rudy's mugshot may just give me enough vigor to fight off the case of COVID I caught.

Apparently he doesn't have $150,000 sitting around, as he was seen going into a bail bondsmans office.

$15k*

Since Georgia has Bail Bondsmen, I don't believe they "10%" the bails. That's what the bondsmen are there for. He just "wasted" 15k at the bondsman, since he would have gotten the entire $150,000 back, (minus court costs and fines if found guilty) but he won't see a dime of that $15,000 he just paid the bondsman.

I feel like there has got to be someone Photoshoping these into something worthy of a tshirt. I have money ready and I want to spend it.