Can Donald Trump Still Run for President & Vote as a Convicted Felon?
30.05.2024 - 23:07
/ justjared.com
Donald Trump has just been found guilty on 34 counts in his hush money trial in New York City, leading many to wonder if he can still run for President of the United States.
The 77-year-old former President currently is campaigning to be the Republican nominee for the upcoming 2024 Presidential election, running against Democratic presumptive nominee Joe Biden.
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The answer is yes: Trump can still run, even if convicted of all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
The US Constitution lays out just three requirements for presidential candidates: you must be a natural born citizen, at least 35 years old, and have been a U.S. resident for at least 14 years. He meets all the requirements.
There is, arguably, another rule laid out in the 14th Amendment, where it states that no one who has previously taken an oath of office who engages in insurrection can be an officer of the United States. But the Supreme Court ruled earlier in 2024 that Congress would have to pass a special law invoking this prohibition, via CNN.
This has also happened before: Eugene Debs, the Socialist leader, conducted his 1920 presidential campaign from federal prison in Atlanta, where he was serving a 10-year sentence for sedition.
As far as convicted felons being able to vote, each state has its own rules.
Vermont and Maine allow felons to vote from prison.
Trump is now a Florida resident. In 2018, Floridians overwhelmingly backed a referendum to reenfranchise convicted felons, but Republican lawmakers who control the state’s government delayed and then qualified the reenfranchisement by requiring that felons must pay all fines and fees associated with their sentence.
CNN notes that Trump will likely “have