Will Trump Take a Mug Shot or Get Fingerprinted? Normally, defendants in criminal cases are fingerprinted and photographed to help identify them.
Trump’s Day of Martyrdom Didn’t Go Quite as He Expected The images and the legal charges that emerged from Tuesday’s arraignment turned out to be both humbling and deeply serious.
Why Trump Is Not Expected to Have a Mug Shot Taken The former president is not likely to be photographed when he is booked on charges, officials say, because his image is commonly available and taking his mug shot would entail more movements for him, complicating security.