Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty of 34 criminal charges in New York, making him the first president in the country’s history to be indicted.
The jury deliberated for two days. The jury returned its verdict on July 11. New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Mercan allowed him to remain free without bail.
The lawsuit is based on allegations that porn star Stormy Daniels falsified employment records to pay large sums of money during the 2016 presidential election.
Prosecutors initially alleged that the former president falsified records to cover up illegal interference in the 2016 presidential election by paying $130,000.
The trial against the Republican presidential candidate lasted more than six weeks. With uncertainty surrounding the 2024 presidential election, Trump’s confidence marked another historic moment.
After the 12-member jury began deliberating on Wednesday, Donald Trump told reporters, “Mother Teresa failed to win this charge. The accusations were rigged. The whole country is in a mess of borders and rigged elections, and you have judges who. become conflicted.” , can’t breathe.
The 77-year-old said: “It’s a travesty. I mean, Mother Teresa can’t beat the accusation. But we’ll see.
“It’s in Trump’s favor to create a narrative that a jury will open a case against him, if he’s found guilty, or let him declare victory against a rigged system if he’s found not guilty,” the strategist said, according to The Hill. .
“So I will stay here. It’s five weeks and five weeks, it’s not really a campaign, I’ve played a big role in the election for the last few weeks,” he said.
“Something happened. Because the people of this country saw that this was a fake deal.”
Now what?
Since the impeachment trial of Donald Trump began last month, people have been wondering about the future of the business mogul, who has been indicted four times in various cases.
In March of last year, Trump was accused of paying big-time movie star Stormy Daniels in 2016 to run for the White House.
However, Donald Trump can still run for the White House despite his impeachment.
George Mason University law professor Ilya Somin told Hillas, “Being guilty or in prison doesn’t prevent you from running for president or being elected.”
“It is difficult to accept office when the president is in prison.”
Richard L. Hasen, a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, told CNN in an interview that the Republicans still have a shot at the presidency in 2024.
“The constitution has a lot of requirements to be president at least 35 years old. It does not prohibit anyone who has been convicted of a crime, suspended or sentenced to prison from running for president and winning,” said Hansen. suffrage expert.
However, uncertainty remains about the jailed president.
“Whether someone becomes president from prison is an untested question,” Hasan said.
Hansen also said Trump could pardon himself if re-elected.
“Whether he can do that has not been tested. He can weigh in on the Supreme Court,” Hasen said, adding that Trump could “judge a conservative Supreme Court.”
