Donald Trump's Mug Shot Spotted in White House Alongside Historic Portraits of George Washington, FDR

Mar. 15, 2025

Donald Trump’s mug shot in the hallway to the Oval Office.Photo:JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty

JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty

Donald Trump’s mug shot is hanging in the White House near famous portraits of America’s most notable presidents.

In a photo taken from inside the Oval Office during the president’s Feb. 13 meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an issue of theNew York Postwith Trump’s mug shot on the cover can be seen hanging just outside the door, which was left open.

Set in an ornate gold frame, the criminal booking photo was in close proximity to portraits of Founding Fathers, including first President George Washington, and the only president to serve more than two terms, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Donald Trump meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office, with his mug shot seen hung in the hallway.JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty

The 47th president made history in 2023 when he becamethe first sitting or former U.S. president to have his mug shot taken, after he was indicted for his alleged efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results.

Along with 18 of his political associates, Trump was processed at the Fulton County jail.

Separate from Trump’s Georgia criminal case, he was indicted in three other investigations — two of which were at the federal level.

In May 2024, he wasconvicted of 34 feloniesin New York, all related to falsified business records, again making history as the first U.S. president convicted of a felony. Just 10 days before his second inauguration, the New York judge sentenced him to"unconditional discharge"for those crimes, which allowed him to avoid punishment given his status as the president-elect.

Ronald Reagan’s presidential portrait was moved into the Oval Office, beside Donald Trump’s desk.Jason C. Andrew/Bloomberg via Getty

Jason C. Andrew/Bloomberg via Getty

Days after the New York judge’s sentencing, Trump recreated his mug shot through his second official White House portrait.

While most presidents before him posed with chins up and smiling wide — as Trump himself did for his first term in office — the 47th president instead stared into the camera from a downward angle, unsmiling with furrowed brows.

source: people.com