House Bill 4621 passed the West Virginia House of Delegates, on Feb. 27, 2024, by a 54-46 vote following an extended debate. It now goes to the Senate for consideration.
The bill would prohibit the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation from releasing booking photographs, or "mug shots" for most defendants. It also includes provisions aimed at cracking down on so-called "remove-for-pay" websites. These for-profit sites publish publicly available mug shots and charge fees for their removal.
for trump, that he could sort of be able to keep what he has on, they will do the photo though because, in the federal case, and in the new york case they were like we know this guy looks like we don t need to take a photo. in the new york case of the concern was that if they took a photo it might leak and in the federal case they said we don t really need it because, after, all he s one of the most recognizable faces on the planet. but i think the reason also is, simply, they don t want the whole spectacle of the possibility of it leaking. in the case of georgia, georgia law allows for the release of these photographs for the booking photographs, and so we anticipated this was going to happen. i am surprised that it took this long because this happened hours and hours ago on the state of georgia said it is releasable pretty quickly. john, i want to bring you in
the planet, right? but, i think the reason also is simply, they didn t want the whole spectacle of, it the possibility of it leaking, in the cases of georgia. georgia law allows for the release of these photographs, for the booking photographs. and so, we anticipated that this was going to happen. i m surprised that it took this long, because i mean this happened hours and hours ago. and the state of georgia says that this is releasable pretty quickly here. yeah john, i want to bring you in on this. because one of the factors in this georgia case, is that you are not just seeing trump here, you are seeing all the people around him. they are alleging a conspiracy. and, we are going to see government officials, and people, lawyers who have long legal careers, like john eastman for example, showing up at a county jail, and getting their mugshots released. i mean, put this in the context of all that you have lived through, from watergate on to the present day.
thursday. what do we think that s going to look like? well, kaitlan, it s going to look unlike any of the other three times the former president has had to surrender and be arrested and processed as part of facing charges for various crimes. and, you know, he s been given a lot of deference both in manhattan and also in the two federal indictments, where they processed him and they did everything as quickly as possible to get him in and out. in fulton county, they re bringing him to that county jail, the one you just saw there on your screen. it s actually been under scrutiny by the justice department for some of the conditions there for the prisoners that are held there. so, the former president is certainly going in there. he s going to be treated, according to the sheriff s office down there, he s going to be treated like anybody else. so, they re going to fingerprint him. they re going to book him. they re going to take a mug shot, which we may be able to see, because georgia law
justice department rules, and they don t allow for the release of booking photographs. sara. we know that law enforcement is right now trying to figure out all of the plans to get donald trump processed and arrested. evan perez, thank you for the reporting and all of the new information. kate? while everyone is waiting to learn more about the indictment and the federal charges now facing donald trump, we also have a new cnn reporting that donald trump is on tape acknowledging that he kept the secret classified documents after he left the white house, and the tape is now in the hands of the prosecutors of the 2021 meeting, and in part, donald trump saying in the meeting as president, i could have declassified, and the information that he is holding in his hand, and now i can t, he said according to the transcript. and now, joining us is republican congresswoman from