Explainer | Donald Trump mugshot would join album of famous faces

The ex-US president has so far avoided the indignity of a police snapshot, but Georgia’s Fulton County sheriff says he’ll be treated like every other suspect

If Trump does have his mugshot taken, it will be part of a line-up of notable photos, including those of OJ Simpson, Tiger Woods, Hugh Grant and Paris Hilton

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Former US president Donald Trump leaves after speaking at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on August 12. Photo: TNS

Published: 4:02am, 22 Aug 2023Updated: 11:43am, 22 Aug 2023

If Donald Trump has his mugshot taken when he is arrested again this week, it will instantly become one of the most famous pictures on the planet, and one of a handful of forever-talked-about police photographs.

Trump has been ordered to surrender to authorities in the US state of Georgia, where he faces charges for racketeering related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

The former president of the United States – who claims it is all a political “witch hunt” – has been arrested three times in recent months, and so far he has avoided the indignity of a snapshot.

But Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat told reporters that Trump will be just like every other suspected criminal in his jurisdiction. “It doesn’t matter your status, we’ll have a mugshot ready for you,” he said.

A police booking photo tends to follow famous people throughout their lives and beyond.