Trump expected to turn himself in at Georgia jail on 2020 US election charges

An armed official stands guard in front of the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta before Mr Trump’s expected appearance (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

Donald Trump is expected to turn himself in to authorities in Georgia today on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 US election in the state.

A county jail booking in the state is expected to yield a historic first: a mug shot of a former US president.