A New York jury convicting Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records brought the former president’s weekslong trial to a close but ushered in a new phase of the historic case. Now in the unique position of being the first former US president convicted of a felony, Trump faces the possibility of a prison sentence or probation for his crimes stemming from a hush money payment scheme he helped facilitate ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Additionally, states cannot disqualify Trump from running due to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election due to the Supreme Court’s ruling earlier this year, Hasen said, “and they cannot add qualifications such as removing convicted felons off the ballot.
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