• BassTurd@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    IANAL, but no. Even if he is found guilty and faces hard time, he can still be President. It would take Congressional action under the 14th amendment to prevent it, but a judge could still over rule that theoretically.

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      1 year ago

      It’s a messed up system we have that someone convicted of so many felonies could still be president and hold the highest security clearance in our country.

      A person should not be able to be president if they’ve been convicted of a felony. I don’t mind misdemeanor convictions, especially if the served time, but felonies are a whole other level.