Independent - Now that Mr Trump has been found to be a sexual abuser by a court and he is under criminal indictment, it raises a key question about the future: What happens to the 2024 race and Donald Trump’s ability to participate in it?
The short answer is, not much.The E Jean Carroll case was a civil trial meaning that Mr Trump faces no jail time or criminal conviction. And when it comes to the criminal indictment, there are no restrictions in the US Constitution preventing anyone indicted or convicted of a crime, or even currently serving prison time, from running for or winning the presidency. Even if he were tried and convicted in one of the so-called “quick trials” he has repeatedly cheered China’s government for operating in the cases of drug offences, Mr Trump could still run the entirety of his presidential campaign from a prison cell.
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We need to see a comprehensive and rational reason why a US president should be eligible to run for or continue to hold that office when he has proven in court to be guilty of criminal acts. Maybe we should amend the Constitution!
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