Comment on Can Trump still run for president now that he's a convicted felon?
sanguinepar@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoHe can’t pardon himself for this one, it’s a State level crime, not a Federal one.
Comment on Can Trump still run for president now that he's a convicted felon?
sanguinepar@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoHe can’t pardon himself for this one, it’s a State level crime, not a Federal one.
mcherm@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
He can appoint two new members to the Supreme Court and then have them rule that Trump, as President, is immune to being prosecuted or held responsible for any state or federal crime but like Bush v. Gore it isn’t a precedent and doesn’t apply to any other President.