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Opinion: Trump's mug shot may become his best-known portrait

A mug shot for a former president and others in his circle: NPR's Scott Simon recalls his days as a crime reporter, and reflects on the significance of mug shots.

I've never seen a mugshot quite like the one of Fulton County Inmate Number P01135809. But I saw lots of mugshots taken when I was a crime reporter. The alleged perps, as they were called by police, were stood against a cinderblock wall,

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