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.
You didn't have to be a police psychiatrist to hear the bravado in that banter, on both sides.
But now and then, someone under the bright light of a mugshot would begin to tear up. It was as if the hot light on their face against the cold, white wall burst over them with a hard truth: this was serious. They were charged with a crime that might get them locked away for years, or the rest of their lives.Defendants are presumed innocent until proven otherwise. Jury trials will be held, evidence presented and questioned.
Donald Trump's face has probably appeared on billions of screens, magazine covers, front pages and book jackets; snapped at rallies, parties, ceremonies and summit meetings; in TV studios, high rise offices and his gilded homes. But his best-known portrait may become the oneCopyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters.
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