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    Trump’s Mug Shot Gives His Haters Nothing

    Just like that, he was restored to his accustomed place in the Republican dogpile.
    by Mark Leibovich Aug 25, 2023 3 minutes
    Source: Photo Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Fulton County Sheriff's Office; Kamil Krzaczynski / Getty.

    Donald Trump dropped in for a photo op in Georgia last night—not the usual kibitz on the hustings for a former president, but a killer visual to end the week with: a mug shot.

    And just like that, Trump was restored to his accustomed place in the Republican dogpile: everywhere. It was hard to look away, even if you wanted to. Former presidents do not go and get fingerprinted and mug-shotted and perp-walked every day, even the one former president who takes his

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