Trump’s Georgia jailhouse mug shot makes history

Donald Trump has had his picture taken innumerable times over the decades, from his early days as a real estate magnate to his turn as a reality TV star and throughout his tumultuous four years in the White House.

But the mug shot released by Georgia authorities on Thursday, showing a scowling Trump just minutes after he was booked on more than a dozen felony counts at an Atlanta jail, may become the most famous of all, shared around the world by both detractors and supporters.

Trump, who is running for president in the 2024 election, had already made history as the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges – not once but four times.

Trump himself shared the photo on X, formerly Twitter.

This, however, was the first time he had to pose for a booking photo.

Unlike the other authorities, who gave him a pass, Georgia opted to process him like any other criminal defendant, including fingerprints and a mug shot, in a case stemming from Trump‘s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.

via Reuters

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