His mug shot

[vlyons]

I think he posed before a mirror for several days to come up with the pose in his mug shot. His mug shot pose is staged. Yes he's probably pissed, but his anger is what he wants his base to act out in words and deeds.

[Silent Type]

1. One of the know-nothing pundits said she heard he decided to go with

defiant look. But, they were likely speculating.

He could just as well have been waiting for Deputy to “say cheese” before he broke out in a big lying smile.

[mn9driver]

2. I agree.

He is putting on a tough guy mask for his fans. I fully expect his campaign to start selling mugshot flags and t shirts.

[SCantiGOP]

3. If we were remaking the movie "1984"

His mug shot would be perfect as the image of Big Brother that is displayed to the crowd during the Two Minute Hates.
And I think he practiced that - that is the look he wants, which is sick as hell.

[ecstatic]

4. The pose can be viewed as defiance or fear or anger

But guess what? The charges are not staged. A conviction on even one charge means jail time, from my understanding.

[Scrivener7]

5. Definitely.

[Blue Owl]

6. Diarrhea Donny's vainglory moment

[LuckyLib]

7. My immediate reaction was he consulted with a professional photographer who advised him how to

stand and how to tilt his head in ways that would make him look tough and at the same time hide his double and triple chins. The lighting was perfect and a makeup person did his face. No question. My sister did this years ago, and her head and face have looked the same in every photo since.

[LizBeth]

8. I think he had a professional photographer in there. Doesnt look mug to me

[Recycle_Guru]

9. of course. from interviews of long time associates and out takes

it is obvious one of his primary concerns is a)getting TV coverage and b)micromanaging how he looks for still amd video shots