The Washington Post revealed that filing charges or even conviction does not disqualify former US President Donald Trump from running for the presidential elections scheduled for 2024.
The newspaper quoted a professor at the New York College of Law, Anna G. Kominsky, as saying: The accusations do not prevent Trump from running. Even if convicted, it would not disqualify him from running. She pointed out that there are not, in fact, many constitutional requirements to run for candidacy. There is no clear prohibition in the constitution regarding facing an accusation or even being convicted.
However, the accusation and the legal procedures associated with it could affect Trump's candidacy in both negative and positive ways, as his advisors said earlier that the legal controversy is a favorite area for Trump, as it brings him back to the center of attention as the dominant figure in the Republican Party. However, they also acknowledge the pitfalls caused by the accusation, and stated that the election campaign did not specify running a presidential race and facing a criminal trial at the same time.
The advisers pointed out that Trump's campaign is separate from his legal team, and they do not always work together in harmony, and the candidate does not always seek the advice of either team.
However, political experts believe that the accusations do not undermine the course of the election campaign much, but rather put the future of the Republican Party's candidacy at stake, and warn of a constitutional crisis in the event that he wins the elections and is formally convicted.
They believe that the main danger Trump faces is that the voter base of moderate and independent Republicans will turn away from him, which could see the filing of charges against him before the Criminal Court in New York as a red line that cannot be crossed in its choice of who will represent the Republican Party in the presidential elections.
Okaz (Washington) @okaz_online