Since he can still run for office and become president while in prison, is this actually going to do anything to stop him from being president? Obviously it’s not gonna sway anyone who’s gonna vote for him, so is there any actual way this keeps him from office, or at least has some positive effect for us? I wanna join the celebration about this, but I don’t see any way it actually leads to a good outcome, just more deeply convince those for or against him that they’re right, maybe at best a few people on the fence about voting for Biden will be convinced by this. It just feels like theatrics, something to grab people’s attention that will never have any real effect on Trump or his campaign
no. if he gets prison time, he will lose his right to vote during the period of incarceration, but that will be restored once he’s released. that’s if he gets locked up
if he is sentenced to time, and actually probably even if he isn’t, they’re going to do an immediate appeal, and most likely he will be out on bail during the appeal process. again, that’s only if they were planning on locking him up in the first place
but no, there are only three qualifications for being president:
If he goes to prison and then gets elected president, how does it work? Will he be pronounced incapable of performing the office, do the job from prison, or get released?
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most likely just doing the job from prison
That wouldn’t be necessary. Presidents have the power to pardon and nothing says it cannot be used on the self.
Incorrect, the President cannot pardon a state charge.
Ah, good call, I forgot the context. Does this apply if he escalates to supreme court and they grant certiorari?
this state charge can’t escalate to the supreme court.
So you’re saying Congress could have fixed this years ago.