▲ 58 ▼ Will Trump win the elections again? What if he's sentenced to prison? (feddit.nl) submitted 3 years ago by UnanimousStargazer@feddit.nl to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 37 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] morgan_423@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) Except that he could be convicted before the election in New York and Georgia. POTUS has no pardon power over state crimes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] andrewta@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nothing in the Constitution that says if he is convicted he can’t run. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] morgan_423@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Right, that wasn't in question. I was responding to this poster saying that if he won the election, he'd pardon himself and not go to prison. I was just reminding him that Trump would not have that option for state crimes. So he'd be using an 8x6 cell instead of the Oval Office. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Poondude@lemmy.world -2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yes - obviously if he does get sent to prison he cannot be elected president. I don't think there's precedent for this, so it'd probably go to the supreme court too, but since convicts can't vote I ASSUME they can't run. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 years ago Bad assumption. No law prevents running while in prison. Eugene Debs ran for president while in prison, for example. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Nothing in the Constitution that says if he is convicted he can’t run. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] morgan_423@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Right, that wasn't in question. I was responding to this poster saying that if he won the election, he'd pardon himself and not go to prison. I was just reminding him that Trump would not have that option for state crimes. So he'd be using an 8x6 cell instead of the Oval Office. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] morgan_423@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago Right, that wasn't in question. I was responding to this poster saying that if he won the election, he'd pardon himself and not go to prison. I was just reminding him that Trump would not have that option for state crimes. So he'd be using an 8x6 cell instead of the Oval Office. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Poondude@lemmy.world -2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yes - obviously if he does get sent to prison he cannot be elected president. I don't think there's precedent for this, so it'd probably go to the supreme court too, but since convicts can't vote I ASSUME they can't run. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Eufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 years ago Bad assumption. No law prevents running while in prison. Eugene Debs ran for president while in prison, for example. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Eufalconimorph@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 years ago Bad assumption. No law prevents running while in prison. Eugene Debs ran for president while in prison, for example. permalink fedilink source parent