Can Trump still run in 2024 after his indictment - and can he pardon himself?
From The Guardian:
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The US constitution does not bar those convicted of a crime from running for president.
There could be a pathway to blocking him, however, through the constitution’s 14th amendment. That provision says that someone cannot hold office if they’ve taken an oath to the United States, as Trump did when he was inaugurated, and engages in “insurrection or rebellion” against the country. There’s likely to be a flurry of separate civil lawsuits in state courts seeking to disqualify Trump on that basis. Some activists have already begun a push to disqualify Trump in Georgia, Colorado, Oregon, Nevada, and California.
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If he has already been convicted, Trump could theoretically pardon himself, an untested legal idea.
A Trump win would also throw the justice department into uncharted legal territory. While the department has long held that a sitting president can’t be prosecuted, it’s unclear how that would impact a prosecution of a former president that began when he was out of office.
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Much more at link...
[link:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/02/donald-trump-indictment-update-2020-election|]
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