A mug shot will turn Trump's legal peril into his greatest possible political weapon

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A mug shot will turn Trump's legal peril into his greatest possible political weapon
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Former President Donald Trump elected to skip the first debate of the Republican presidential primary, and frankly, nobody missed him. Without the elephant in the room, a relatively lean gang of eight spent two hours sparring over the worst inflation in 40 years, how to navigate geopolitical…

Former President Donald Trump elected to skip the first debate of the Republican presidential primary, and frankly, nobody missed him. Without the elephant in the room, a relatively lean gang of eight spent two hours sparring over the worst inflation in 40 years, how to navigate geopolitical tensions with Russia and China, abortion, education, and basically every issue other than what Trump cares about: the 2020 election and himself.

Liberals and libertarians have spent years criticizing the laws governing mug shots, and for good reason. In many jurisdictions, mug shots must be made public, meaning that without being convicted of a crime, a person's visage is imprinted at the moment of their arrest, for the public's consumption, forever.

Already, Fulton County has released a slew of mug shots from Trump's indicted co-conspirators. They're ill-lit and frankly induce more pity than rage or fear. Need proof? Here's Robert Barnes, a Trump backer who made $100,000 betting on the president's election in 2016. In other words, this is what the people who have a financial stake in the president's success understand.

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