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The former president of USA donald trump (2017-2021) could attend the 2024 electionsas is his intention, and even if he ends up behind bars, despite having been charged this Tuesday for the third time with criminal charges for his alleged efforts to revoke the result of the 2020 election.
Despite the numerous lawsuits against him and being the first ex-president of the country to face criminal charges, Trump for the moment remains the great favorite among Republicans to win the nomination of his party for the presidential elections of November 2024, very by in front of his main opponent, the governor of Florida Ron DeSantis.
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And it seems that there is nothing legally that prevents him from running in next year’s Republican primaries or from running in the general elections.
Last March, when Trump was criminally charged for the first time for an alleged bribe to the porn actress stormy danielsQuinnipiac University Professor of Political Science, Scott McLeantold EFE that even if a person is in prison they can stand for elections in the US.
“Legally there is no reason for donald trump unable to continue his campaign for the Presidency”, clarified the professor, at that time.
In fact, it would not be the first electoral campaign with a candidate in prison.
In 1920 the candidate for the White Housethe socialist Eugene Debbsran for office and garnered nearly a million votes while in jail in Atlanta (Georgia, USA) after being convicted of sedition in 1918 for protesting US involvement in the World War I.
Similarly, in the case of Trump, “if he is finally convicted of these charges or others in other (judicial) processes, he could stand for electionMcLean said. “There is nothing in the Constitution that says you cannot”.
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The former president could even return to the White Houseif he won the elections and even if he received a sentence against him with a prison sentence.
This was stated to EFE by the professor of Politics and Constitutional Law at Cedarville University, Mark C Smithwho stressed that this would be possible.
“There have been members of the US Congress who have served parts of their terms after being convicted of a federal crime, and at least one who ran for office while incarcerated”, explained Smith, who added that this legislator was James Traficant (1985-2002), from Ohiowho was prosecuted for using campaign funds for personal use.
“After being convicted, but before sentencing, he continued to serve (in the post), Smith said. After the sentence he was expelled. He later ran for a seat on the Low camera from the US while in prison. Received 15% of the vote”.
In light of these precedents, the Cedarville University expert concluded that nothing changes “technically” for Trump: “Your political views may change, but not your legal capacity to run or serve” in public office.
This Tuesday, the former president was accused by a grand jury of Washington D.C. of four counts: conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.
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This cause and that of NY for the bribery of Daniels are not the only criminal cases he faces, since in Florida faces 40 charges for classified documents found by the FBI at his mansion in sea-a-lake.
In any case, these are not the only processes in which the controversial Trump, 77, is involved. He has several open fronts for crimes of a political, economic and sexual nature.
Source: Elcomercio
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