If you think that your drivers license photo is bad, it can’t be as bad as some of the mugshot photos of Trump and his RICO buddies.
Tonight Mr. Donald Trump presented himself at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta for his official arrest, arraignment, and booking which included yet another first. He became the first former President of the United States to get his mugshot taken. It was not his best look. The lighting exposed the thinness of the hair atop his head, it created a dark shadow on the right side of his face, and the way he held his head with his brows furrowed tightly above his squinty eyes made him look like a criminal.
Sadly, Confederate President Jefferson Davis never got a mugshot. I went through a lot of mugshots of political figures, organized crime leaders, war criminals and serial killers and had a hard time finding any as menacing as Trump. Al Capone looks like a genial guy one might meet at Trump Tower in his mugshot. Trump should have tried harder.
Notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar looks like a guy just released from a Tiki Bar in one of his. Who wouldn’t want to drink some cerveza and margaritas with that guy?
Really, who of these three would you want to get into an elevator with? I pick Pablo.
But, there are some others in the Trump gang that deserve a shout out for their mugshots. John Eastman, the “legal scholar” who helped give birth the fake electors scheme looked like doctor on trial for experiments on human beings, or a scientist on trial for making biological weapons for North Korea. This guy looks positively creepy, but, then he is a lawyer.
Mark Meadows looks like his wife hit him on the way out the door, as any good wife would. Note the scratch above his right eye.
John Chesbro is giving his best “I dare you to give me a speedy trial” look. To which Fani Willis said, you asked for it, you got it, adding I’m ready for all of you bitches.
Jenna Ellis is smiling because Trump stiffed her on paying her legal fees making her a prime candidate for who will flip first, also know as Miss Congeniality.
Ray Smith wasn’t having a good hair day. He should have made a trip to his barber before going for the photo shoot.
There are more, but only one of special mention tonight, that of Floyd Harrison, the head of Blacks for Trump. Everyone else has gotten to post bond, but not Mr. Harrison. He was not a good sport when called to testify before the Washington, D.C., Grand Jury in the January 6th case, decided to beat up the FBI agents who came to escort him to testify. Not a good idea. This means that he is awaiting Federal charges and is ineligible to post bail. Since the conditions in the jail are notoriously bad, I wonder how long it will be before he flips.
Until next time, be careful, you might be on candid camera.
Just trying to scan the literary horizon for characters in this line-up.
Jimmy Breslin, "The Gang that Couldn't Shoot Straight", comes to mind.
Robert DeNiro got his first starring role in the 1971 movie based on the book.
Who would you choose in this lead for "Capital Offense"; the title is my choice,
but the roman de clef is not my forte.
Thanks for assembling this, Steven. Utterly inspired!
Perfect! I especially like Mark Meadows and his ‘good wife’! Rivaling Chaucer!