Can Donald Trump Still Be Elected As The President Despite His 4th Indictment? – By Aarushi Jain (Inquisitr) / Aug 19, 2023
For the second time this month, Donald Trump has been formally accused of offenses linked to undermining the 2020 election, occurring in Georgia. Remarkably, this marks the fourth instance this year in which the former President has encountered legal allegations, as per CNN. The indictment and continuing investigations into Donald Trump’s alleged criminal activities introduce a tangible, albeit currently distant, possibility that a prominent candidate for the 2024 presidential nomination might confront the potential of serving time in prison.
There are no legal barriers to pursuing a presidential candidature despite being a convicted felon, even if one is incarcerated. Should Trump find himself in such a situation, he would be emulating the path of a fellow provocative populist and recurrent presidential aspirant: Eugene V. Debs, an openly declared socialist who garnered close to a million votes while imprisoned a century ago, according to Politico.
As reported by CNN, Richard L. Hasen, a prominent authority in election law and a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, affirmed that Donald Trump retains a potential route to the presidency if he secures re-election in 2024. “The Constitution has very few requirements to serve as President, such as being at least 35 years of age. It does not bar anyone indicted, or convicted, or even serving jail time, from running as president and winning the presidency,” he said in an email to CNN earlier this month.
