Prof. Nicholas Rule knew the mugshot of former U.S. president Donald Trump was coming down the pike this week. Still, as he studied the photo over breakfast on Friday, it wasn’t what he’d expected to see.
Trump, wearing a navy suit and red tie, was standing against a grey background and staring into the lens. Chin down, brow furrowed.
“I, personally, when I saw the mugshot, was surprised by the choices that were made,” said Rule, a psychology professor who has studied mugshots as part of his work on perception at the University of Toronto.
“Considering the context that it is a U.S. president … I think that this stands a good
