r/politics - Trump’s unprecedented felony charges bring up murky constitutional questions — like what happens if he wins another term while facing or serving a prison sentence. We’re political and legal reporters at POLITICO covering the case. Ask us anything.

Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges yesterday, thrusting the U.S onto uncharted political ground. Ask us anything on Reddit about the case's legal & political implications with our reporters eorden, joshgerstein & meridithmcgraw 👇

Trump’s unprecedented felony charges bring up murky constitutional questions — like what happens if he wins another term while facing or serving a prison sentence. We’re political and legal reporters at POLITICO covering the case. Ask us anything.Trump is the first former or current president to ever be criminally charged, thrusting the U.S. onto uncharted and uncertain legal and political ground.

If he were to win a second term while facing or serving a prison sentence, it would give rise to a host of constitutional concerns. All 34 felony charges against him are identical, with each carrying the possibility of up to four years in prison. However, judges rarely sentence defendants to jail for such offenses.

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