On Thursday, Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of a felony. A New York jury found him guilty of 34 crimes related to falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment he made to two women he had sexual relations with, a scandal...
On Thursday, Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of a felony. A New York jury found him guilty of 34 crimes related to falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment he made to two women he had sexual relations with, a scandal that threatened to derail his 2016 presidential campaign.While it’s possible that this conviction may impact Trump’s chances to win an election, it in no way impedes his ability to run and even hold the office of president.
It makes sense if you think about what the founders were concerned with the constitution was written. Above all, they feared a return of monarchy-style tyranny. In their view, it would be far too easy to convict a candidate on trumped up charges using the power of the state to end a political rival’s career.
Ironically, that worry about tyranny is what is keeping Trump in the race now. Never in American history has a convicted felon be a major party’s presumptive nominee. Historically, parties have avoided this situation precisely because it throws a monkey wrench into the entire system of checks and balances. When figures like Richard Nixon reached this point, they resigned and were pardoned, a devil’s deal that kept the nation from having to face a constitutional crisis.
Of course, this is hardly the end. Trump will almost certainly appeal the verdict. The fact that he is a former president virtually ensures that appeal with make its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, a third of whose members were appointed by Trump himself.
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