{"id":2257049,"date":"2024-05-31T18:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T22:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/your-questions-answered-the-six-things-people-want-to-know-about-donald-trumps-conviction\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T18:43:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T22:43:06","slug":"your-questions-answered-the-six-things-people-want-to-know-about-donald-trumps-conviction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/your-questions-answered-the-six-things-people-want-to-know-about-donald-trumps-conviction\/","title":{"rendered":"Answered Questions: What People Want to Know About Donald Trump&#8217;s Conviction"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fyour-questions-answered-the-six-things-people-want-to-know-about-donald-trumps-conviction%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=2257049&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>Questions are arising about the future of convicted felon ex-President Donald Trump. Following his recent criminal trial conviction for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-the-charges-brought-against-the-trump-organizations-cfo-part-of-a-witch-hunt-experts-weigh-in\/\" title=\"Are The Charges Brought Against The Trump Organization\u2019s CFO Part Of A Witch Hunt? Experts Weigh In\">falsifying business records<\/a>, legal proceedings\u200c will determine his fate.\u2064 If sentenced\u200b to prison, Trump may still consider a return to politics and\u2064 voting, facing potential restrictions due to his felon status. The repercussions of his conviction on his \u200cpublic image remain uncertain.  <\/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>Questions are being raised about the logistics of now-convicted felon former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s political future. <\/p>\n<p>Thursday, Trump became <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3018093\/trump-guilty-in-manhattan-hush-money-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the first former president<\/a> to be convicted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>criminal<\/a> trial after 12 jurors found him guilty of falsifying business records. The jury deliberated for over 11 hours before unanimously reaching their verdict.<\/p>\n<p>Here are your questions answered.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What crime did Trump commit?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. <\/p>\n<p>The business records were labeled as legal expenses when, in fact, they were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-shield-financial-records\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid To Shield Financial Records\">hush money payments<\/a> were made to his lawyer Michael Cohen to reimburse him for a payment he made to porn star Stormy Daniels. <\/p>\n<p>The prosecution\u2019s case centered on allegations that Trump made illegal payments to silence women who said they had affairs with Trump. Trump made the payments in the weeks ahead of the 2016 presidential election, allegedly influencing the election by ensuring damaging information about the Republican nominee would not be published. <\/p>\n<h3><strong>What happens next for Trump?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Judge Juan Merchan, who presided over the case, will deliver Trump a sentence on July 11 at 10 a.m. New York law allows for offenders of Class-E felonies, like those that Trump committed, to serve time for multiple charges concurrently.<\/p>\n<p>Following the sentencing, Trump\u2019s team has said they will file an appeal, which they can do within 30 days of the sentencing.<\/p>\n<p>If Trump is sentenced to prison, he would be entitled to Secret Service protections, as former presidents are given lifelong security. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/what-happens-if-trump-is-convicted-in-new-york-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CBS News<\/a>, the Secret Service has been in talks with New York officials about the logistics of a former president in prison. If put behind bars, correction officers would, in turn, be responsible for protecting the Secret Service agents. <\/p>\n<h3><strong>Can Trump still run for president after being found guilty?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Yes. The only requirements for someone running for president are that they must be 35 years of age, a natural-born citizen, and have been a resident of the United States for the last 14 years.<\/p>\n<p>Trump will attend the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin, where he will become the Republican nominee four days after his sentencing date.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Can Trump vote as a felon?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Depending on what he is sentenced to, Trump may still be able to vote. <\/p>\n<p>In Florida, where Trump votes, a 2018 state law says felons who have been sentenced to prison can vote, but Republican lawmakers qualified that referendum, making it mandatory for a felon to pay all fines and fees in full before being allowed to register to vote. The crime was committed in New York, however.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA felony conviction in another state makes a person ineligible to vote in Florida only if the conviction would make the person ineligible to vote in the state where the person was convicted,\u201d the Florida Division of Elections <a href=\"https:\/\/dos.fl.gov\/elections\/for-voters\/voter-registration\/constitutional-amendment-4felon-voting-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>says<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>In New York, felons cannot vote if they are sentenced to prison time. If Trump is sentenced to prison time, Florida would honor that law from New York.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3024082\/here-are-restrictions-trump-faces-as-felon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>As a felon<\/a>, he also can no longer own a firearm and could be subject to needing to get permission from a parole officer to leave the state of Florida or the country.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Will Trump benefit from the conviction? <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear at the moment if Trump\u2019s new status will affect his polling. A <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/YouGovAmerica\/status\/1796509488603697178\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>YouGov poll<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/05\/31\/trump-guilty-verdict-president-election-polls\">conducted<\/a> the day after the verdict\u00a0found that 27% of voters said the guilty conviction made them less likely to vote for Trump, but almost the same amount, 26%, said they were more likely to vote for him. It may not be a top-of-mind issue for many voters, as 39% said the verdict \u201cmakes no difference\u201d in how they\u2019ll vote.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3024111\/republicans-trump-record-fundraising-guilty-verdict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>campaign announced<\/a> it had raised $34.5 million dollars so far following the verdict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom just minutes after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-gop-smash-fundraising-records-after-guilty-verdict\/\" title=\"Trump and GOP shatter fundraising records post guilty verdict\">sham trial verdict<\/a> was announced, our digital fundraising system was overwhelmed with support, and despite temporary delays online because of the amount of traffic, President Trump raised $34.8 million dollars from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kurt-schlichter-the-case-against-ron-desantis-2024\/\" title=\"Kurt Schlichter: The Case Against Ron DeSantis 2024\">small dollar donors<\/a>,\u201d a statement from Trump campaign advisers Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles said. \u201cNot only was the amount historic, but 29.7% of yesterday\u2019s donor\u2019s were brand new donors to the WinRed platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What are the key dates to remember in all of this? <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Trump\u2019s legal team, as well as the prosecution, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/05\/30\/trump-guilty-crime-felony-what-happens-next.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>must submit <\/a>sentencing memos to Merchan by June 13, when they will make their case for the preferred type or length of punishment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Merchan will sentence Trump in New York on\u00a0July 11 at 10 a.m. The defense can begin appealing the case after sentencing.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican National Convention will begin in Milwaukee on July 15.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Questions arise about the logistics of convicted felon ex-President Donald Trump\u2019s political future. Following a criminal trial, Trump, the first former president convicted, was found guilty by 12 jurors for falsifying business records. The jury unanimously deliberated for over 11 hours before reaching a verdict. 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