Can a convicted criminal serve as president of the United States of America?
Easy answer:
No.
How about someone who helped or encouraged others to commit offenses against the federal government?
Same answer:
No.
Who said so?
The Constitution, both in the main body of the document and in an amendment.
Evidence: Section 4 of Article II in the Constitution says all civil offices are off limits to anyone with such a record.
"The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States shall be removed from office on impeachment for and conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."
And Amendment XIV, Section 3, says, No person shall hold any office if that person has engaged in insurrection or given aid or comfort to those who have. Unless Congress removes the disability, by a vote of two-thirds in each House.
Donald Trump is now facing a series of allegations, both state and federal, on several of those charges.
He has not yet been convicted on any of those allegations, so he is to be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. But even so, his political believability is suffering as the cases proceed.
This loss of believability, however much it has been in the past, will adversely affect his candidacy for any future political office. And this is no doubt why he is disputing all the allegations. In addition to his innate tendency to never admit wrong about anything under any circumstances ever.
Easy answer:
No.
How about someone who helped or encouraged others to commit offenses against the federal government?
Same answer:
No.
Who said so?
The Constitution, both in the main body of the document and in an amendment.
Evidence: Section 4 of Article II in the Constitution says all civil offices are off limits to anyone with such a record.
"The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States shall be removed from office on impeachment for and conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."
And Amendment XIV, Section 3, says, No person shall hold any office if that person has engaged in insurrection or given aid or comfort to those who have. Unless Congress removes the disability, by a vote of two-thirds in each House.
Donald Trump is now facing a series of allegations, both state and federal, on several of those charges.
He has not yet been convicted on any of those allegations, so he is to be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. But even so, his political believability is suffering as the cases proceed.
This loss of believability, however much it has been in the past, will adversely affect his candidacy for any future political office. And this is no doubt why he is disputing all the allegations. In addition to his innate tendency to never admit wrong about anything under any circumstances ever.
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