Donald Trump mugshot merchandise being sold on Etsy ahead of arrest today
Online marketplace Etsy is seeing a surge in sellers creating products in anticipation of the arrest of former President Donald Trump.
From mugs to T-shirts, dozens of sellers are capitalising on the controversial topic. Rudy Giuliani recent mugshot can also be printed on a bag and even on some toilet paper.
Donald Trump is set to surrender today to authorities in Georgia himself, on charges that he schemed to overturn the 2020 election in that state, a booking process expected to yield a historic first: a mugshot of a former American president.
An imagined mugshot of Trump can be found on a T-Shirt on Etsy with the caption "Wanted for a second term" alongside an edited photo of Trump. A purchaser wrote in a review: "Love love love our shirts. This company put all there love and passion for our country into their product. I will be able to wear it all fall!"
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One mug calls for Trump to be put in jail (Etsy)Other merchandise to be seen on Etsy is a mug showing Trump in prison overalls and the caption: "Lock him up."
While numerous T-shirt shows images of a mocked-up mugshot of the former president - available to buy.
The Fulton County prosecution is the fourth criminal case against Trump since March, when he became the first former president in US history to be indicted.
His Atlanta appearance will be different than others, though, requiring him to surrender at a problem-plagued jail — but without an accompanying court appearance for now. Unlike in other cities that did not require him to pose for a mugshot, Fulton County officials have said they expect to take a booking photo like they would for any other defendant.
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A T-shirt features mocked-up mugshots of Trump (Etsy)“Unless somebody tells me differently, we are following our normal practices, and so it doesn’t matter your status, we’ll have a mugshot ready for you,” Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat said at a news conference earlier this month.
District Attorney Fani Willis has given all of the defendants until Friday afternoon to surrender at the main Fulton County jail.
The politicisation of mugshots was trail blazed by Texas Gov Rick Perry when he surrendered to authorities for his own mugshot in 2014. Clad in a snappy dark suit, white shirt and blue tie, Perry removed his then-signature black glasses — as mandated by county rules — and offered a smirking half smile in his 2014 mugshot.
Trump also faced federal charges in Florida and Washington and, this month, was indicted in Atlanta with 18 others (AFP via Getty Images)The Republican was facing abuse of power charges over a veto that prosecutors said he issued to settle political scores. But the governor did his best to convey that he considered the case a waste of time.
Trump also faced federal charges in Florida and Washington and, this month, was indicted in Atlanta with 18 others — including his ex-chief of staff, Mark Meadows, and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani — under a racketeering statute normally associated with gang members and organized crime.
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The Republican is facing abuse of power charges (Etsy)The criminal cases have spurred a succession of bookings and arraignments, with Trump making brief court appearances before returning to the campaign trail. He's turned the appearances into campaign events.
Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. He said in a social media post this week that he was being prosecuted for what he described in capital letters as a “perfect phone call” in which he asked the Republican secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, to help him “find” enough votes for him to overturn his loss in the state to Democrat Joe Biden.
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