The U.S. State Department will issue special commemorative passports with President Donald Trump’s portrait and his signature in gold on the interior. This is tied to the nation’s 250th birthday and will be released around the 4th of July. Donald Trump will appear opposite an image of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 25,000 – 30,000 of them will be produced and they will be distributed via the Washington, D.C. passport office. Credit: U.S. Department of State Federal law authorizes the Secretary of State to issue passports under rules designated by the President. Within that framework most anything becomes permissible, unless otherwise forbidden by law. Design choice is largely at their discretion. This is not a “special issuance passport” it is simply a commemorative artwork variant of the standard passport. It’s unclear whether this passport will be on request only or the default for the D.C. Passport Office. This will be the first time that a living or sitting U.S.…