10
Prosecutors seeking Trump indictment on obstruction and Espionage Act charges
(www.independent.co.uk)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2023
10 points (100.0% liked)
Politics
10132 readers
85 users here now
In-depth political discussion from around the world; if it's a political happening, you can post it here.
Guidelines for submissions:
- Where possible, post the original source of information.
- If there is a paywall, you can use alternative sources or provide an archive.today, 12ft.io, etc. link in the body.
- Do not editorialize titles. Preserve the original title when possible; edits for clarity are fine.
- Do not post ragebait or shock stories. These will be removed.
- Do not post tabloid or blogspam stories. These will be removed.
- Social media should be a source of last resort.
These guidelines will be enforced on a know-it-when-I-see-it basis.
Subcommunities on Beehaw:
This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
In theory, it changes nothing. There is no law against running for president from prison. In fact, Eugene Debs did this in the 1920 election, and got 3% of the vote.
In practice, if Trump were sentenced to prison before the election then the GOP would probably find a way to replace him with another candidate, just like when candidates die before election day.