{"id":2254802,"date":"2024-05-29T07:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T11:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-trump-be-president-if-hes-convicted-or-sentenced-to-prison\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T07:30:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T11:30:19","slug":"can-trump-be-president-if-hes-convicted-or-sentenced-to-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-trump-be-president-if-hes-convicted-or-sentenced-to-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it possible for Trump to become president if convicted or imprisoned?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcan-trump-be-president-if-hes-convicted-or-sentenced-to-prison%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2254802&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The 2024 presidential election includes\u200b Donald Trump&#8217;s New York trial and legal cases. The\u2064 trial&#8217;s outcome raises unique scenarios: Can a convicted felon\u2062 become president? Legal scholars explain that being a felon doesn&#8217;t disqualify one from\u200d the presidency. \u2062The possibility of Trump serving a prison term while president is discussed, but deemed \u2063unlikely. The 2024 presidential election involves Donald Trump&#8217;s New York trial and legal cases. \u2063The trial&#8217;s outcome poses a question: Can a convicted felon\u2064 serve as president?\u200b Legal experts clarify\u200b that a felony conviction is not a barrier to the presidency.\u200c While the scenario \u2062of Trump being\u200b president while serving a prison term is considered, it is viewed as improbable.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"presidential election\">presidential election<\/a> features a unique wrinkle in the form of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"presidential election\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s New York trial and three other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-families-win-275-million-from-pharmaceutical-company-for-toxic-exposure-at-school\/\" title=\"Washington Families Win 5 Million From Pharmaceutical Company For Toxic Exposure At School\">legal cases pending<\/a> against the former president.<\/p>\n<p>The trial, which is now in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alvin-bragg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"final stages\">final stages<\/a>, opens up several scenarios that have never played out before. Can Trump become president if he\u2019s convicted of a felony before the election? What if he wins while serving in prison? Can he pardon himself after entering the White House?<\/p>\n<p>On the first, perhaps most crucial, question, the answer is yes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArticle I of the Constitution sets out three requirements to be president. You have to be 35 years old, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-is-indicted-heres-what-happens-to-him-next-in-court\/\" title=\"Trump Is Indicted: Here\u2019s What Happens to Him Next in Court\">natural-born citizen<\/a>, and 14 years a resident within the U.S.,\u201d Heritage Foundation legal scholar Hans von Spakovsky said. \u201cBeing a convicted felon is not a bar to being president.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the related question of whether voters will put someone with a criminal record in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"White House\">White House<\/a> is another factor to weigh, another legal issue is what happens if Trump were elected while serving a prison sentence. <\/p>\n<p>Georgia State University law professor Anthony Michael Kreis said Trump would have to be let go in order to serve in the Oval Office \u2014 with one catch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew York officials would have to spring Trump free if he was in the state\u2019s custody [and won the election],\u201d he said. \u201cBut he would still have to serve out his time after the conclusion of his second term.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, this particular scenario will probably remain a hypothetical, he added. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor a first-time nonviolent offender in New York, it is highly unlikely that he\u2019d face incarceration of any length,\u201d Kreis said. \u201cAnd the chance that one of the two federal cases has a jury empaneled quick enough to have deliberations before Election Day is almost zero.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the low odds, Secret Service agents have already met with New York corrections officers to prepare for the possibility, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/what-happens-if-trump-is-convicted-in-new-york-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according\">according<\/a> to CBS News. The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>has contacted the Secret Service for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Legal scholars have debated for years whether a president can pardon himself.<\/p>\n<p>Most agree he could not do so for state crimes but could potentially issue a self-pardon for federal crimes. Even if Trump does, that power would not help him in his New York and Georgia prosecutions, and he would remain a convicted felon in those states should a jury find him guilty, even if did not affect his ability to serve as president.<\/p>\n<p>Yet another question is whether Trump could vote for himself if convicted, as Florida does not allow felons to vote. According to von Spakovsky, the answer is technically no but could easily be amended by the Sunshine State\u2019s GOP-dominated legislature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing would prevent the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">state legislature<\/a> from passing a special bill specifically giving [Trump] the ability to vote after he is convicted,\u201d he said. \u201cThe decision over whether a convicted felon can vote is entirely within the authority of state legislatures under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Due to the Constitution\u2019s sparse requirements for serving as president, von Spakovsky says Trump could technically be elected and actually serve as president from within a jail cell.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf elected, Trump could be sworn into office and act as president even if he was in prison,\u201d he said. \u201cThe only way he could be removed from office is through impeachment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thus, while many Democrats hope Trump\u2019s New York trial will damage him politically and hurt his chances of being elected, the outcome of the trial from a legal standpoint will not affect his ability to serve if he wins.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 presidential election is marked by Donald Trump&#8217;s New York trial and three pending legal cases. The trial&#8217;s conclusion presents unprecedented scenarios. 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