--- title: Here Is Trump's Mug Shot, First Ever of a Former President description: Trump’s booking in Atlanta is the fourth time he’s faced criminal charges in six months, but the first time he's posed for a mug shot. canonical: https://time.com/6308324/donald-trump-mug-shot-georgia/ author: Brian Bennett article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2023-08-25T00:55:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-09-12T14:21:34.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Here Is Trump's Mug Shot, the First Ever of a Former President og:description: Trump’s booking in Atlanta is the fourth time he’s faced criminal charges in six months, but the first time he's posed for a mug shot. og:url: https://time.com/6308324/donald-trump-mug-shot-georgia/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3b13cc49551d6fb0/698a3fcf011682f5bb9835d0/trump-mugshot.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2400 og:image:height: 1350 og:image:alt: Booking mugshot of former U.S. President Donald Trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here Is Trump's Mug Shot, the First Ever of a Former President twitter:description: Trump’s booking in Atlanta is the fourth time he’s faced criminal charges in six months, but the first time he's posed for a mug shot. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3b13cc49551d6fb0/698a3fcf011682f5bb9835d0/trump-mugshot.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here Is Trump's Mug Shot, the First Ever of a Former President > Sponsored content. 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The former President surrendered to authorities at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on Thursday to face charges that he illegally schemed to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state._ by [Brian Bennett](https://time.com/author/brian-bennett/) and [Nik Popli](https://time.com/author/nik-popli/) Updated: Sep 12, 2023 2:21 PM UTCPublished: Aug 25, 2023 12:55 AM UTC  Former President Donald Trump is shown in a police booking mugshot released by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office. Former President Donald Trump is shown in a police booking mugshot released by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office. Fulton County Sheriff's Office/Reuters by [Brian Bennett](https://time.com/author/brian-bennett/) and [Nik Popli](https://time.com/author/nik-popli/) Updated: Sep 12, 2023 2:21 PM UTCPublished: Aug 25, 2023 12:55 AM UTC The world’s seen hundreds of thousands of pictures of Donald Trump. But this one’s different. In Donald Trump’s mug shot taken at the Fulton County Jail on Thursday, he’s looking straight into the camera. His platinum blonde cotton candy wisp of hair shimmers in the harsh jailhouse lighting. His eyes are locked in a hard stare. His mouth is flattened in a grimace. Instead of smiling like some of his co-defendants, he appears to be scowling. **Read more**: [_Trump Booked at Atlanta Jail After Surrendering to Georgia Authorities_](https://time.com/6308321/donald-trump-surrender-georgia-jail/) The mug shot was released by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office roughly an hour after the [former President was booked](https://time.com/6308321/donald-trump-surrender-georgia-jail/) as inmate P01135809 over charges that he illegally schemed to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia. Trump’s booking in Atlanta is the [fourth time](https://time.com/6301112/trump-criminal-cases-status/) he’s faced criminal charges in six months, but the first time his face has been captured for the iconic symbol of a run-in with the law. In previous cases, the courts agreed Trump didn’t need to have a mug shot taken, prompting his campaign to design a fake mug shot, print it on T-shirts and offer them for sale at $36 each in an effort to galvanize his base. **Read more:** [_Why Some Politicians Smile for Their Mug Shots_](https://time.com/6268215/politicians-mug-shots-smiling/) Mug shots have been taken since the 1800s to help authorities identify people accused of a crime if they escape or don’t show up for court, or later, after being convicted and released, to help authorities recapture them if they’re accused of other crimes. Trump’s face is so well known, taking another image of him is hardly necessary, and authorities during his previous appearances agreed to waive the requirement. But not Fulton County, Georgia. Speaking to reporters at the Atlanta airport after being booked, Trump said that he did “nothing wrong” and called the case a “travesty of justice.” He added: “We have every right to challenge an election we think is dishonest.” While several of Trump's Republican rivals for president have criticized the multiple prosecutions against him, they have also [acknowledged that Joe Biden won the 2020 election](https://time.com/6307905/republican-candidates-debate-trump-lost-2020-election/). Trump is the first President to ever pose for a mug shot. The closest [history](https://time.com/6264880/president-arrested-indicted-history-trump/) has to offer was the 1872 arrest of President Ulysses S. Grant, who was taken to a local police station in Washington, D.C. for speeding in his horse-drawn carriage. No mug shot was taken in the incident. ## Transcript Being here, I really believe this is a very sad day for America that should never happen. If you challenge an election, you should be able to challenge an election. I thought the election was the recollection is stolen election and I should have every right to do that. As you know, you have many people that you've been watching over the years do the same thing. Whether it's Hillary Clinton or Stacey Abrams, or many others, when you have that great freedom to challenge, you have to be able to otherwise you could have very dishonest elections. What has taken place here is a travesty of Justice. We did nothing wrong. I did nothing wrong and everybody knows that I've never had such support and that goes with the other ones to what they're doing is election interference in trying to interfere with an election. There's never been anything like it in our country before. This is their way of campaigning and this is one instance but you have three other incidences its election interference. So I want to thank you for being here. We did nothing wrong at all and we have every right Every single right to challenge an election that we think is dishonest. So we think it's very decided. So thank you all very much and I'll see you very soon. 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