Trump Says He Won’t Drop Presidential Bid if Criminally Convicted

[Say it aint so]

"Former President Donald J. Trump said Tuesday that he would continue campaigning for the White House even if convicted of a crime.​

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In his first national media interview since pleading not guilty last week to 34 felony charges related to a hush-money scandal during his 2016 White House bid, Mr. Trump complimented the strongmen leaders of several other countries; attacked “sick, radical” Democrats; and indicated that not even a prison sentence would keep him from running for president.​

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“I’d never drop out, it’s not my thing,” Mr. Trump said when asked on Fox News about a potential conviction."​

NYTimes

What is one to make of this?
What if this really happened?
Would this deter Trump supporters or would it embolden them?
Frankly I think they would still nominate him if he was sitting in Riker's Island right next to his COO.

 

[Blade]

Nothings going to happen.. and most people would say the same thing. When the left media say theres no there there and some sticking up for him..

 

[essentialsaltes]

The ghosts of Eugene Debs and Lyndon LaRouche will be cheered to have another member of the jailbird presidential candidates club.

 

[ThatRobGuy]

Our system doesn't have a provision from disqualifying someone based on past/current criminal activity.

Marion Barry still ran (and won) despite being caught on camera in an undercover cocaine sting and going to jail. (granted, he wasn't campaigning from a jail cell), but still...

 

[Yttrium]

I wouldn't expect Trump to go to jail even if he's convicted of something. He should be fine running for president, and I'm sure his base will continue to give him their full support.

 

[stevil]

What is one to make of this?
What if this really happened?
Would this deter Trump supporters or would it embolden them?
Frankly I think they would still nominate him if he was sitting in Riker's Island right next to his COO.

I would expect that millions of USA voters will still vote for D Trump even if he was convicted of crimes and sitting in prison.
They don't seem to care that he pardoned Bannon from stealing from the build a wall fund which was donations from the MAGA plebs.

They are happy for him to steal from them, to cheat them, to grift them, to let them rot in prisons (a.k.a. Jan 6 insurrectionists) while he pardons his elite wealthy and connected friends.

 

[Say it aint so]

Our system doesn't have a provision from disqualifying someone based on past/current criminal activity.

Marion Barry still ran (and won) despite being caught on camera in an undercover cocaine sting and going to jail. (granted, he wasn't campaigning from a jail cell), but still...

That is the irony.
Still in some states, if you're a convicted felon, you lose the right to vote.
But if you're a convicted felon sitting in jail, you can be elected president of the United States.

 

[stevil]

That is the irony.
Still in some states, if you're a convicted felon, you lose the right to vote.
But if you're a convicted felon sitting in jail, you can be elected president of the United States.

It would be the first time in history that the USA presidential candidate won't be able to legally vote for himself.

 

[rambot]

It would be the first time in history that the USA presidential candidate won't be able to legally vote for himself.

Oh but come ON you know he'd get his lawyer to arrange a cardboard divider at a visit and snap some good PR shots for the base. Just dropping a piece of paper into a cardboard box