Trump campaign launches fundraiser with merchandise featuring fake mug shot

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign sent an email blast selling merchandise featuring fake mugshots of the former president shortly after he arrived at a Manhattan court for his arraignment. 

“[W]hat better way to PROVE that our campaign will NEVER SURRENDER our country to the Left’s tyranny than countless grassroots patriots proudly wearing their very own ‘NOT GUILTY’ T-Shirts,” Trump’s campaign said in an email sent to supporters on Tuesday. 

The "Official Trump Mugshot White Cotton T-Shirt" features a fake mugshot of Trump identifying him as “President Donald J. Trump. 45-47 04 04 2023” with a text underneath that says “NOT GUILTY.” 

The T-shirts are being given free in exchange for a $47 contribution or can be bought for $36 at the Trump campaign merchandise store. 

“The only photo ​certified by President Donald J. Trump,” the email assured. Trump did not have a mugshot taken during the arraignment.

Just bought this shirt off Trump’s page on truth social pic.twitter.com/AZeMvh4dSq

— constitutional outlaw (@Vining5Brian) April 4, 2023

Trump was the first former president to ever face criminal charges after a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict him. The former president pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records in relation to an alleged hush-money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign. 

Trump called the probe a “witch hunt” and accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Brag, a Democrat, of acting based on political bias. 

“[George] Soros believes that with his hand-picked D.A. – Alvin Bragg – having ARRESTED President Trump for committing no crime, they can bleed our campaign dry by dragging us through witch hunt after witch hunt​,” Trump’s Make America Great Again campaign said in the email. 

Since his indictment was announced last Thursday, Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign has raised over $8 million, according to Trump aide Jason Miller. 

President @realDonaldTrump raised another $1.1M today. This means that through today, four days after @ManhattanDA entered the latest phase of their Witch-Hunt, President Trump has raised over $8M. #MAGA 🇺🇸 https://t.co/Jh9XFscnse

— Jason Miller (@JasonMillerinDC) April 4, 2023