DONALD TRUMP BILL GATES JANE FONDA AL CAPONE

THESE MUGSHOTS MADE HISTORY

Donald Trump arrived at an Atlanta prison on Thursday to surrender to authorities in the US state of Georgia, who charged him with attempting to manipulate the 2020 presidential election.

Donald Trump has joined the cohort of American celebrities who have been the subject of a legal cliché, or "mugshot", an image often transformed to their advantage by the accused.

Frowning eyebrows, determined gaze staring straight in the eye: the judicial cliché of Donald Trump has barely begun to circulate in the media that it is already etched in history.

By becoming the first former US president to be criminally charged, he was also the first to be photographed by judicial authorities in a prison in Atlanta, Georgia.

He is now "on file" like any defendant prosecuted, with his detailed physical characteristics: 1m90, 98 kg, Venetian blond hair, number P01135809.

It is mainly in the United States that we find many photos of arrests.

And for good reason, in the country, the "mugshots" are part of the public domain, the Constitution requiring that the judicial process be as open and transparent as possible.

For this reason, photos are not classified as private information.

More importantly, anyone who tries to prevent their dissemination could be subject to legal action.

From Justin Bieber to Bill Gates, via Al Capone or OJ Simpson, this image joins a gallery of historical photographs.

Al Capone
Arrested in 1931, Al Capone, who dominated organized crime in Chicago in the 1920s, was convicted of tax evasion. This photograph taken by the Chicago (Illinois) police captured the notorious American gangster, sentenced to eleven years in prison and incarcerated in Alcatraz.

Jane Fonda
American actress Jane Fonda was arrested at Cleveland, Ohio airport in 1970 for drug trafficking, a charge eventually dropped when tests revealed her suitcase contained only vitamins.

Taking the opportunity, she struck a defiant pose at the police station, fist raised, in support of her activism against the Vietnam War. To this day, Jane Fonda sells clothes and coffee mugs featuring her arrest photo on her website. "I certainly benefited from this arrest," the activist actress told the Los Angeles Times in 2018.

Bill Gates
Aged 22 at the time, the young Bill Gates was arrested in 1977 by the police of Albuquerque (New Mexico) for driving without a license. From this arrest, there remains a famous "mugshot" showing the future Microsoft magnate displaying a broad smile in front of the police lens.

OJ Simpson
One of the most significant court photos in history: In 1994, former American football player OJ Simpson was arrested by Los Angeles police, charged with the murder of his ex-wife and her friend.

A week later, the "mugshot" made the front page of Time magazine with the headline "An American Tragedy." This image still adorns a multitude of merchandise today, from simple t-shirts to electric guitars.

Hugh Grant
In 1995, comedian Hugh Grant was arrested for "sexual exhibition". Caught in Los Angeles with a prostitute in a car, the British actor was in a relationship with Liz Hurley at the time. Accused of sexual exhibition, he was photographed by the police in Los Angeles (California), his embarrassed expression making the rounds of the tabloids.

Justin Bieber
Canadian pop-star Justin Bieber was first arrested in Miami in 2014, driving a Lamborghini convertible, drunk and recklessly driving. A few days later, he was arrested again in Canada for assaulting a limousine driver.

Rudy Giuliani
Former Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani voluntarily surrendered to jail in Georgia last Wednesday before being released on bail. Like Donald Trump, he faces alleged charges of unlawful attempts to reverse the result of the 2020 election won in Georgia by Democratic President Joe Biden. It's a dizzying fall for the former mayor of New York, nicknamed the "mayor of America" ​​after the September 11 attacks.

And this legal cliché which could pass for infamy for a former president of the United States is brandished as a standard by Donald Trump: he immediately posted the photo on his account X (ex-Twitter). With his forensic photo, Donald Trump turns his charges into a cash machine.