Former National Security Adviser John Bolton said Thursday on CNN’s “The Source” that former President Donald Trump’s mug shot was staged so he looked like a “thug.”
Anchor Kaitlan Collins said, “I just wonder, as someone who worked inside the West Wing when Donald Trump was president, what is it like for you to see his mug shot tonight?”
Bolton said, “I thought it was carefully staged. They must have thought about what look they wanted. He could have smiled. He could have looked benign. Instead, he looks like a thug. I think it’s intended to be a sign of intimidation against the prosecutors and judges. That’s what they picked, and we’ll see that picture everywhere.”
Collins said, “So, you think they actually spent time deciding, you know, should he smile in this? Should he have this scowl that he appears to have gone with?”
Bolton said,…
