Ross: I’m actually impressed with Trump’s mug shot
Aug 28, 2023, 8:09 AM | Updated: 11:00 am

Former President Donald Trump. (Photo courtesy of Fulton County Sheriff's Office)
(Photo courtesy of Fulton County Sheriff's Office)
I have to admit the Trump mug shot impressed me.
Actually, I feel like it鈥檚 following me. It鈥檚 the face of Uncle Sam on the 鈥淚 Want You鈥 poster.
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It鈥檚 how Superman鈥檚 face looks when he turns on his X-ray vision. It鈥檚 a face that tells witnesses, 鈥淚 know where you live.鈥 It鈥檚 a face that tells rival candidates, 鈥淒on鈥檛 waste your time.鈥
But above all, it鈥檚 a middle finger aimed at the FBI, the IRS, the Justice Department, and any government authority. 鈥淵ou have no power here鈥 is what it says.
He wears each indictment like a Purple Heart.
And his supporters love it. But they鈥檙e not alone. I have to believe that every white-collar criminal in America, whether Democrat or Republican, is rooting for him. They, too, hate the FBI and the IRS.
They, too, believe that their white-collar crimes are all about free speech. That they were just pushing boundaries. Thinking outside the box. And always abiding by the law, or at least the law as interpreted by lawyers who were paid to make it sound legal.
The mug shot is the mascot for creative accountants, tax cheats, fraud artists, and anybody whose recipe for success is to bend the rules and then blame your legal advisors if you get caught.
Anyway, the polls are clear, and the decision鈥檚 been made, so let鈥檚 just get on with the convention so that Trump can announce his Vice President.
I predict it will be Hunter Biden.
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