Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Harry Litman reacts to reports the former president may not have mugshot taken during Tuesday's arrest procedure.
Litman previously spoke out against reports that Trump will not have his mugshot taken during his arrest on Tuesday.
"It's a small detail, but that would be a very wrong early move I think," Litman tweeted on April 1."It would be a flagrant instance of partial justice privileging Trump above all other defendants. Whoever in NY is in charge of this should rethink it." Under New York state law, defendants are only required to give a DNA sample after they have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony offense.as per New York state law. There has been speculation that Trump's team may want the mugshot to leak or print it on T-shirts in order to use it as a 2024 campaign fundraising tool., Trump attorney Alina Habba said there is no need to leak Trump's mugshot if one of the former president is taken on Tuesday.
"Mugshots are for people so that you recognize who they are," Habba said."He is the most recognized face in the world, let alone the country right now, so there's no need for that. There's no need for the theatrics."—which are very common in criminal cases, especially if pre-trial publicity is expected—which would prevent Trump from publicly speaking about the case outside of a courtroom.
Following his court appearance and expected not guilty plea, it is likely Trump will be released on his own recognizance as he is not accused of any violent felonies, or believed to be considered a flight risk.