Yes, Donald Trump can still be president as a convicted felon.

For the first time in history, a presumptive presidential nominee from one of the two major U.S. political parties is a convicted felon.

But does Donald Trump’s conviction in the Manhattan hush money case prevent him from running for — and potentially serving — as president? Nope.

As a candidate for federal office, Trump is restricted only by requirements in the U.S. Constitution. Those requirements are straightforward: The president must be at least 35 years old, must be a natural-born U.S. citizen and must have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years. There’s nothing on criminal convictions.

Now, if Trump is sentenced to prison and also wins the presidency, that would pose obvious practical complications. It’s implausible he could run the country from a cell, and some legal experts say the resulting constitutional crisis would require that his sentence be suspended so that he could fulfill his duties as the nation’s chief executive. It may be a few weeks before the judge in the hush money case delivers Trump’s sentence, which could span up to four years behind bars — or no time at all.

While Trump will be the first felon candidate who could feasibly win enough votes to capture the presidency, he’s far from the first criminal to run for the office.

Most famously, Socialist Party nominee Eugene V. Debs ran for president in 1920 from a prison cell while serving a 10-year federal sentence for imploring his supporters to resist the World War 1 draft. He captured three percent of the vote.
Trump’s no Socialist, but there are some similarities between the two candidates. Perhaps most notably, both Trump and Debs used their legal issues as talking points to fire up their base.

Debs supporters wore lapel buttons that advertised their preferred candidate as “Convict No. 9653.”

Trump has made his four indictments a focal point for his 2024 candidacy, even releasing his Georgia mugshot in a defiant tweet. At his Manhattan trial, Trump gave campaign speeches daily from the hallway outside the courtroom — delivered from a pen of metal barricades erected by court officers.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/30/can-trump-still-be-president-00160433

Even from Jail self he'll still win the election. Then he'll use his executive powers as president to pardon himself


PS:
For those saying Trump could not pardon himself if he wins the election, I checked and you're absolutely right. Presidential pardons are only allowed for federal crimes, and this is a state crime.
I stand corrected.

Yes he can run for presidency.He will appeal the case and contest.

thesicilian:
Even from Jail self he'll still win the election. Then he'll use his executive powers as president to pardon himself

So, all those celebrating his "Guilty" verdict are On Their Own aka "OTO"

If Trump was president Putin will never try to invade Ukraine, and Palestine will never attack Israel. Trump retired all LGBTQIA+ in the USA armed forces quietly, that's why he is being hunted with frivolous convictions. Is sleeping with a porn star a crime? if yes, then the porn star (Stormy Daniels), should be convicted alongside Trump. What is the verdict that hush money was paid during campaign season then it's a crime, I wonder for the gay judges that convicted Trump.

thesicilian:
Even from Jail self he'll still win the election. Then he'll use his executive powers as president to pardon himself

It is a state law, he can't pardon himself.

IT is not Afrika where abnormalities reign

Was the BATerian president not a convicted narcotic dealer in US and still became a governor and a mandate thief whose criminality in stealing, grabbing and running away like the thief he is are been felt both home and abroad.

Trump is a saint compared to this INEC selected calamity. My happiness is that those who imposed him on us and celebrated the brazen theft of mandate are not left out of the suffering.
At least thunder dey faya them on a steady, twice on Fridays.

Back to the main topic. Trump should be freed so he can deal ruthlessly with those terrorists in middle east and around the world. No peace for terrorists and BATerians
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This will only make his margin of victory bigger.

MAGA!

Yes he can't it's been said already ..but why are Nigerians.so focused on American issues?

He have a dying economy, people are suffering , the government doesn't respect or care to the extent they rather focus on an old anthem than fixing the economy .

Yet you all are bothered about trump ?

Nigerians are so funny..trump is your concern not the people dying of hunger everyday

He can even vote for himself except he is behind bar before the election which is very unlikely. Ordinary notice of appeal will give him enough time to run for the election even before the appeal itself. So from all angles, Trump will weather the storm.

thesicilian:
Even from Jail self he'll still win the election. Then he'll use his executive powers as president to pardon himself

No, he doesn't have such power. Only the governor of that state that can pardon him even as a president. But the governor is from another party, so may not extend such magnanimity to him.

He won’t be sentenced.

Democrats are just hoping the conviction will change the public opinions about him. Not really because they don't want him to contest

Maybe Biden will give him presidential pardon but wait. It's a state crime.

Donald Trump: convicted felon-in-chief

Trump is a black man in spirit, most other white people would have chickened out, but this dude no no.

Democrats played a very bad card here, they have lost already. From all indications, Trump is the next president. Even if he goes to Jail, which won't happen, he will still win from jail.

Besides, this is only a lower court decision, the plan of the democrats was to use this as a distraction because everyone knows the case will be destroyed at the appeal court.

However, we can see that his donation websites crashed. People are donating what they have never donated before, when people should be running away from Trump.

Trump has exposed the American democracy as a fraud. We are seeing in the US, what INEC and TInubu did to us.

Make we dey watch
The US is not an African country

In short; no, he can't (no more)...

Yes

He should come to Nigeria. We welcome criminals here as presidents

His fund raising has shown that he would win and the polls remained unchanged.

As at yesterday,the site receiving the fund crashed due to heavy money coming in.

This was as a result of anger from those who think he's being dragged by the current Democrats.

Of course he can still contest...but the question is........what are the odds of him winning shit!

Yes

Impossible

NaijaCowFarm:
Yes, Donald Trump can still be president as a convicted felon.


https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/30/can-trump-still-be-president-00160433

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ibechris:
His fund raising has shown that he would win.

As at after yesterday,the site receiving tge fund crash due to heavy money coming in.

This was as a result of anger from those who think he's being dragged by the current Democrats.

Lol...the donation from MAGA freaky cults that does not translate to winning vote...Trump ain't winning shit.

I don't think so

Raskimonojendor:
Maybe Biden will give him presidential pardon but wait. It's a state crime

He will proudly get a soft landing though...all but winning coming election is total impossibility.

He won't, but In a twisted world, his conviction is a badge of honor. The twisted lot in America will vote and hail him as a hero if only to make a statement to affirm their spite for everything good in humanity.

Ask hushpuppi

He can't, America no be Nigeria where person with well known forged certificate becomes president..