Trump formally booked in Georgia election fraud case: Full coverage

Trump: ‘I did nothing wrong’

Trump speaks to the media after surrendering at the Fulton County Jail. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Former President Donald Trump briefly spoke to members of the press Thursday evening before boarding his private jet at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after turning himself in to be booked on criminal charges at the Fulton County Jail.

Trump — who was indicted in Georgia last week on several felony counts stemming from his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state, denied any wrongdoing — saying “what has taken place here is a travesty of justice. I did nothing wrong.”

The former president claimed that he had simply exercised his right to challenge the results of the 2020 election, which he claimed was “stolen” and “dishonest,” and decried the charges against him as politically motivated.

“What they’re doing is election interference,” Trump said. “This is their way of campaigning.”