Donald Trump's mug shot may stay sealed after his arrest
, who represented Trump during his first impeachment trial, said the former president"will be mug-shot and fingerprinted.... There's really no way around that."proposed an amendment to the state's budget that would bar the release of booking photos by law enforcement agencies.that"New York state law was amended several years ago to restrict the routine release of a person'sinformation, including what's known as the mug shot.
McAuliffe said if the indicted person is a fugitive, the mug shot might be released to help law enforcement with a capture. But in Trump's specific case in Manhattan,"the defendant's mug shot doesn't need to be released to further the case," he added. "The media might well seek Trump's mug shot through legal proceedings by citing the unprecedented nature of a former president being booked just like any other felony case defendant," McAuliffe said.
He continued:"A judge then would decide the parameters of what constitutes a law enforcement purpose, not the prosecutor. Of course, Trump as the defendant will receive the mug shot during the discovery phase of the criminal case. He always can release it if he wishes."
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