Just minutes after the publication of the expected police photo of Donald Trump, the campaign of the former president and favorite for the Republican nomination for the White House was already promoting T-shirts with the image that can be purchased on the official website. In an effort to divert attention from the 13 charges against him in Georgia related to the state’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election results, Trump turned his arrest at the Fulton County Jail into a full-blown spectacle. prime time. He was in and out in 20 minutes, having previously negotiated the payment of $200,000 bail in exchange for his freedom. Because the history is the photo, the first “mug shotfrom a former US president.
Trump appears with a stern face, raised eyebrows and not the slightest trace of a smile on his lips in what will become one of his most famous photos. – despite 77 years, most of them were in the spotlight, appearing in millions of images. He wears the usual blue suit, white shirt and red tie: the colors of the American flag. The detainee’s file number P01135809 also lists his height (1.90 metres), weight (97.5 kg), eye color (blue) and hair color (blonde).
According to the bail agreement, the former president is prohibited from intimidating (including on social media) the 18 co-defendants or witnesses. Before leaving Georgia, Trump insisted he had done nothing wrong and that this lawsuit is a “fake of justice” — just like the others.
The next step in this case would be a formal presentation to a judge so that Trump can plead “guilty” or “not guilty.” This would happen the week of September 5. However, defendants may waive this right. Meanwhile, his lawyers have already asked for the case to go to federal court — where the television cameras can’t be — at a time when prosecutor Fani Willis has already called for the trial to begin Oct. 23. Trump’s defense has already opposed this: the former president can benefit from the police photo, but wants to appear in court as late as possible.
money put
Problems with justice have become a money pit for Trump. At the time of the first indictment over alleged payments to a former porn star in late March in New York, daily online donations to Trump jumped from $100,000 to over $2 millionThis is according to data from the Federal Election Commission. On the day the former president appeared in court for the first time, the value was nearly $4 million..
The novelty had already expired by the time of the second indictment, in early June. Yet online donations soared again, to more than $1 million on arraignment and trial day in Florida, in response to the presence of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort. The third accusation, in Washington, for his efforts to prevent the validation of Joe Biden’s election victory on January 6, 2021, came in August and official data only goes until the end of June. Whatever the numbers, for the fourth time there is the novelty of photography, which should set a new record.
calls for donations
The Trump campaign wasted no time. The official website ran the photo taken at the Fulton County Police Department on its front page, with a personal message from the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination. “Today I was incarcerated in the notoriously violent prison of Fulton County, Georgia, despite not committing ANY CRIME,” reads the text, denouncing attempted “electoral interference” in the lion’s mouth with put out a simple message on behalf of our entire movement: I WILL NEVER VOMIT IN OUR MISSION TO SAVE AMERICA.” Then came the call for donations.
In addition, the website store already has merchandising featuring the photo, including the phrase “NEVER GIVE UP!” appears. – which could be translated into Portuguese as “nunca te rendas”. T-shirts and polo shirts cost $34 (31.5 euros), mugs are $25 (23.2 euros), sleeves to keep beer and other drinks cold are $15 (13.9 euros), and you can add another sticker buy to stick on the car window – 2 for 12 dollars (11.1 euros). A contribution of 47 dollars (43.6 euros), given that Trump, who was the 45th president, also wants to become the 47th, entitles you to a free T-shirt.
The former president didn’t stop there, returning to Twitter more than two years after being evicted following the events of January 6, 2021 — was reinstated by Elon Musk after he took control of the social network, which he later renamed X. Trump returned with a simple message that included a police photo, the date, and the words “Election Interference. Never Give Up!” and the clutch to the official website, with a call for donations.
Montages multiply on social media where users put themselves in Trump’s shoes, with that same gray background and the symbol of the Fulton sheriff in the corner. One of those who changed her profile picture was Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of Trump’s major supporters in Congress. And as soon as the image of the former president appeared, he shared it and simply said: “This is the photo that will win the 2024 presidential election.”
Source: DN
