Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu sparked a fiery debate with US political commentator Scottie Nell Hughes, as she described Donald Trump as "the biggest con artist in America's history" for utilizing his mugshot to his benefit.

Like thousands and thousands across the globe, Dr Shola watched on as Fulton County Sheriff's Office launched the primary mugshot of a president in US historical past.

Mr Trump had been hauled into the county jail to have his mugshot and fingerprints taken as he was charged with crimes regarding makes an attempt made to overturn the 2020 US election.

He joined lots of the different accused in having their mugshots broadly shared throughout social media, with supporters and critics fast to wade in with their opinions on the alleged exercise.

Dr Shola condemned Mr Trump and chastised him for managing to spin the actual fact he was dealing with prison costs to his personal benefit.

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Dr Shola continued: "There's a big difference between Trump and Stacey Abrams. Stacey Abrams went through the court process, and once she went through the court process and lost, she conceded.

"Donald Trump put out fifty meritless lawsuits and misplaced each single one he is a liar."

Ms Abrams, a member of the Democratic Party, helped Joe Biden clinch victory in the hotly contested Georgia seat. But in 2018, after narrowly losing the Georgia gubernatorial election to Republican rival Brian Kemp, launched accusations of voter suppression. Eventually, she conceded defeat.

Dr Shola then mockingly imitated Ms Hughes, clarifying that the US is not a democracy but a republic, before adding: "[America] can not boast of getting a democracy if it has a former president it fails to prosecute for undermining that democracy."

Mr Trump's mugshot was released in the early hours of Friday, and astonishingly was shared by the former president on his X account - the first time he had posted on the platform formerly known as Twitter since January 2021.

In the aftermath of his booking in Georgia, Mr Trump spoke to Fox News Digital, telling the outlet of his experience.

He said: "I got here in, I used to be handled very properly. But it's what it's.

"I took a mugshot. I had never heard the word mugshot. They didn't teach me that at the Wharton School of Finance."