Yes, Trump can run for president if he's indicted, but winning is a different story

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If former President Donald Trump is indicted, there's nothing in the Constitution prohibiting him from running for president. But voters historically turn on candidates with legal challenges.

"We want people to participate in the political system, we want people to have access to the policymaking world regardless of their socio-economic status or their political affiliation," Marsco said.Trump has been in politics and the national spotlight long enough to where voters have already formed a very strong opinion about him, according to Lonna Atkeson.

"Voters aren't dumb. Voters know that, they care about that, they understand what it means to hold public office and the responsibility that comes with that," Marsco said.

 

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If we haved learned anything..Trumpdom doesn't follow norms.

He didn’t do anything wrong so there is that too

Indict him for what you clowns? That convicted lying scumbag Michael Cohen lied to the DA and his former lawyer exposed his lying crooked ass.

In what world would more people vote for trump than last time.

I doubt his supporters care about his legal challenges lol

He will win in 2024.

..constitutional exclusion is bad enough, but we’ve known for seven years now how damaging bad presidential behavior can be. So why isn’t there a congressional issued and enforceable Presidential Code of Conduct?

Wrong ! If he’s indicted he will become our next president ! It’s a given ! Stop pushing the props NPR

Yes, well if events around Trump remained true to history, his 2016 campaign would have been toast the minute he did this...

It's almost like that's rhe goal after the 2 attempts to disqualify him failed.

He is pandering to racists, pedos, and traitors. Criminality is baked into their DNA.

Maybe, but NPR is partial.

Historically speaking you guys are usually wrong about Trump. How much money did NPR take from the gatesfoundation ?

Grab em by the pussy is not a legal challenge.

'historically' I dare them to go for it. Would be epic.

Not this time. You stole our votes in 2020. Vengeance is coming!

Legal challenges? Hilarious. He has committed treason. He has committed rape. He has committed crimes against humanity. He led a bloody coup to overthrow the U.S. government and is trying to do it again now, but do go on about him as a candidate.

Arrest him; Trump will win in a landslide.

The GOP have lowered expectations on what a President is... they give him a pass for everything.

vankapro Especially with a trifecta of felonies

Shut up NPR. Political shills.

That used to be true. Character mattered at one time.

defundnpr

Trump's aren't as bad Biden.

Trump has been under investigation since he was elected. Any other president been under so much consistent fire and come out this clean?

America has a perverse political justice system by party affiliation...Democrat party AGs and DAs/prosecutors have been going after Trump for years (after he became republican and president)...NY state is especially notorious for this as prosecutors seek higher office...

It's not the indictment but rather if that results in a conviction. He may have a few of those this calendar year (both indictments and convictions). It will depend on the applicable courts.

wait i thought y’all said trump getting indicted was ‘unfounded’, y’all are the worst

Not this OG it only makes him look more gangster and the left more desperate. Nice try though.

Great now do a n article on the corrupt Biden Family taking millions and millions in Bribes from China and Russia. It's all over twitter why not NPR it is documented.

Donald Trump: 'I Could ... Shoot Somebody, And I Wouldn't Lose Any Voters'.

There is no legal challenge.

What if he is convicted? Can a person with a criminal record become POTUS?

America loves a bad boy!

He would still get my vote

Federal prosecutors have already looked at the case and declined to prosecute because there was not enough evidence. Furthermore they took the word of a convicted perjurer who wanted to retaliate against Trump.

That Bragg guy is a pathetic politician using his position to weaponize the justice system to go after a Presidential candidate. I’m not a Trump fan but this is the biggest miscarriage of justice in our nation’s history!!

But voters historically turn on candidates with legal challenges. Biden fucked.

Ken Paxton TX may disagree

Not so fast !!!

Unless you live in Texas and voted for KenPaxtonTX. ☹️

I don’t know if anyone has noticed, but all Trump does is lose.

Not his voters. They will love him even more.

It appears Americans are already voting for Trump

Not these voters. They’ll continue to flock to him. He’s a deity to them now.

When he's elected, let's hope he defundnpr

Keep telling yourself that. People wouldn’t vote for him if you lot weren’t currently dismantling western civilization and replacing it with rainbow-themed hell. I don’t even like Trump and I can see he’s going to win in a landslide. Thanks largely to how terrible you are.

Not if Trump has successfully convinced them that every institution is corrupt and attacking him for political reasons. Its different now.

US laws can be pretty bad.

Unless voters view this as politically motivated (which it is) and become even more emboldened to support him. The DNC is scared of Trump and they are willing to do anything to take him out of play.

Candidates with legal challenges, AKA Criminals

Which is the SOLE PURPOSE in doing so. Politics.

Didn’t hurt Marion Barry or Bill Clinton.

His cultish followers love his criminality

Is it only a matter of time? And so, Trump remains free We've not seen a Manhattan melee But time it does fly And the hours will tick by Will democrats soon smile with glee?

Headline glossing over the 14th amendment there

historical precedents don’t mean much since it’s a cult

We’ve been hearing “indictment” every other day since he left office three years ago. Yet nothing to this day has happened.

Historically yes, but the red hats are a special breed of voter. Rules shouldn’t apply to dear leader.

But not Klan/MAGA! They will never leave their orange messiah!

He’s already too old to campaign vigorously even without the storm of indictments heading his way

Until now. Up is down, black is white, facts don’t matter… We’ve never been here before.

Bank runs, work strikes, protests. Things could get real spicy if they do this. And it won't cost that man a single vote. Likely he will gain voters as Biden and the Democrat's approval ratings sink.

Law and order and whatnot

hblodget you can't compare the modern voter with historical. the modern voter is a completely different culture

Historically the legal challenges have merit.

Sorry but you’re wrong!! MAGA are more motivated than ever! Latinos para Trump 2024!

The party of Law and Order, until its one of their own

It’ll be more interesting after the fourth or fifth indictment.

I think Trump is a crook, but on the long list of horrible crimes committed by Presidents (and the list is a doozy) this seems kinda petty. I’d also take this more seriously if there was a serious crackdown on Washington corruption.

The GOP is the party of crime and lawlessness.

Not because they are stark raving mad?

Exactly that's why democrats want to indict him so much. You say the quite part out loud Thank you

You wish.

Whether you like him or not, this particular brand of witch hunting should be loudly condemned by everyone who values our Justice System & alleged freedom from political persecution. If you think Conservatives of all stripes won't rally around him to spite you, you're ridiculous.

Political persecution will bring MAGA out in millions.

Voting for a criminal says more about the voter than the candidate

NPR saying the quiet part out loud why the political prosecutions are happening

Call me crazy...but... Let's try a little experiment! If you're familiar with the child's game MadLibs, where words are randomly changed in a story to create a radical transformation. Let's take any story with Joe or Hunter and replace with Donny or Donny with Joe/Hunter.

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