Why Trump May Not Get A Mugshot—And When We Might See It
it’s still up in the air whether a mugshot will be taken, and the district attorney’s office did not respond to a request for comment.
Even if a booking photo is taken, New York state law allows officials to deny public requests for mugshots, thanks to 2019 legislation. This means publishing the photos could be delayed until Bragg’s office hands over the materials to Trump’s legal team—unless they are leaked. New York also typically fingerprints and takes DNA from people convicted of both misdemeanors and felonies.New York’s mugshot law was passed in 2019 by then-governor Andrew Cuomo. Previously, booking photos were subject to the state’s Freedom of Information Law, meaning police almost always had to release them. The 2019 law calls mugshots “an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy” and essentially leaves it up to local police to decide when to release photos.