Former president calls verdict ‘a disgrace’ after being convicted in New York on all 34 counts of falsifying business records

Donald Trump has been found guilty of using a criminal hush-money scheme to influence the outcome of the 2016 election.

The verdict came after a jury deliberated for less than twelve hours in the unprecedented first criminal trial against a US president. It marks a perilous political moment for Trump, the presumptive nominee for the Republican nomination, whose poll numbers have remained unchanged throughout the trial but could tank at any moment.

  • SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world
    10·
    6 months ago

    The U.S. Constitution states that the president must:

    • Be a natural-born citizen of the United States.
    • Be at least 35 years old.
    • Have been a resident of the United States for 14 years.
    • FanciestPants@lemmy.world
      5·
      6 months ago

      It’s kind of like the scene “there ain’t no rule a dog can’t play basketball” from Air Bud. The constitution has set minimum qualifications to be president, but didn’t bother with the disqualifications because it would be insane to try to conceive of every possible scenario that would disqualify an individual from seeking the presidency.