Trump 'mug shot' will be taken if he's indicted in Georgia, sheriff says while appearing to smile

 If former President Donald Trump is indicted in Georgia, Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat — while appearing smile a number of times — said a "mug shot" of Trump will be taken.

What are the details?

Labat made the declaration at a Tuesday afternoon news conference focused on his department’s preparations ahead of an expected Trump indictment, Atlanta News First reported.

A reporter could be heard asking Labat if "mug shots" will be part of the procedure for Trump — and it appeared that Labat fought back a quick smile upon hearing those two magic words.

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Labat appeared to smile again as he answered the question.

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"Unless someone tells me differently, we are following ... our normal practices, so it doesn’t matter your status, we have a mug shot ready for you," Labat said.

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What else?

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis two years ago opened a criminal investigation “into attempts to influence the administration of the 2020 Georgia General Election," Atlanta News First said. 

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A special grand jury with subpoena power was seated in May 2022. In court filings, she alleged “a multi-state, coordinated plan by the Trump campaign to influence the results of the November 2020 election in Georgia and elsewhere,” a contest that eventually saw Joe Biden become the first Democrat to win Georgia since Bill Clinton in 1992. [...]

In a late April letter, Willis warned Labat of “charging decisions” coming this summer in connection with her investigation. In that same letter, she notified Fulton County deputies she will announce charges from her investigation sometime between July 11 and Sept. 1.

On May 2, Willis said she is planning to make a “historical decision” this summer regarding her investigation. Later that month, she sent a letter to the Fulton County Superior Court, in which the DA notified Glanville her office plans to work remotely during the first three weeks of August and asking no trials be scheduled during that time.

Labat added at the news conference that as far as security measures go, “If an indictment came today, we would be ready. We look forward to an opportunity to show the world that we are ready.”