Posted on 09/21/2023 1:54:46 AM PDT by Libloather
Fox News has said it has filed a request for a mugshot of Hunter Biden to be released to the public, after news emerged that the president's son now faces federal felony charges after an attempted plea deal fell through.
Jesse Watters, the anchor who took over the network's prime time spot after the departure of Tucker Carlson earlier this year, informed his viewers on Tuesday that Fox News had submitted a Freedom of Information request to have the image, apparently taken in July, released, and questioned why it had not already been made public.
"It turns out Hunter Biden has a mugshot," Watters said, before speculating: "So, what is so special about a mugshot that they don't want us to see? Did he smile? Did he look defiant? In light of transparency, this mugshot must be released."
Watters then offered some qualifying comments, saying: "Sources tell us that federal inmates rarely have their mugshots released to the public—only in cases where the federal inmate escapes, and a leak would be very unlikely."
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On Tuesday, his lawyer, Abbe Lowell, wrote in a letter to a judge that Biden will plead not guilty and was "not seeking any special treatment."
He also noted that during his July court appearance, Biden was processed at the courthouse by the U.S. Marshals Service including "the usual procedures (e.g., submitted to multiple sets of fingerprints, had his photograph taken, and filled out the required forms for release)."
The statement appears to suggest that a mugshot was, in fact, taken of Biden, but it remains unclear as to why it has not been released to the public.
Kim Reeves, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Delaware, said Department of Justice policy "prohibits my office from providing photographs of defendants prosecuted in federal court."
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Yup, that “mugshot” ought to be enough.
Mugshot releases before a conviction are used in the media. To me it poisons the jury pool as to how they are currently used. You’re innocent (Until proven guilty) yet on the evening news you will see a mugshot released. In the internet news feed will also be the mugshot.
“You’re innocent (Until proven guilty)”
Not quite. You’re PRESUMED innocent until proven guilty. Many who aren’t proven guilty definitely are not innocent.
Anyhow, I get a kick out of some of the mugshots that are posted on FR. They pretty much all look guilty. Except Trump, Tom Delay, and Jenna Ellis.
That ship has sailed. There is no longer equal justice nor treatment under the law. Conservatives always get set up while liberals get preferential treatment.
Sorry but the mugshot needs released and plastered everywhere just like the media does to every conservative.
Texas Gov Rick Perry.
Tom DeLay’s was hilarious. I think he may have started that trend, but I could be wrong.
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