Donald Trump He will once again be President of the United States (USA). The Republican clearly beat the Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris. What is curious and unprecedented in this situation is that he will be president with cases pending before the courts.
Concretely, Donald Trump is accused of three causes for which he has accumulated 48 counts against him: assault on the Capitol; allegations of election interference in the state of Georgia; and the one known as the Stormy Daniels affair.
Not to mention there was another case against Trump, that of the classified documents from Mar-a-Lago, his Florida residence, which was ultimately overturned. What was being examined was whether Trump and his team failed to follow national security rules by retaining documents classified as sensitive after leaving the country. White House.
What are Donald Trump’s pending cases?
Of the three pending cases, the guilty verdict has already been pronounced in one of them (this was on May 30). It’s the Stormy Daniels affair. Recall that in 2016, porn actress Stormy Daniel made public the sexual relationship she had with Trump in 2006.
His lawyer paid $130,000 to keep quiet. Something he also did with another model. The sanction was imposed because he had used the accounts of his real estate company to hide the disbursements. This is the first criminal conviction of a former US president who denies all charges. The sentence is pending.
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Regarding election interference in the state of Georgia during the 2020 elections, the attorney Fani Willis accuses Donald Trump (and 18 others, including the former mayor of New York, Rudy Guiliani) of criminal association and conspiracy aimed at changing the decision of the elections.
The investigation focused on the phone call he made to Brad RaffenspergerSecretary of State of Georgia, in which he allegedly pressured him to get the votes he needed to win the state. Concretely, 11,780 votes, one more than the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden.
For this reason, Donald Trump faces 10 charges. For now, Four of the defendants have already pleaded guilty. conspire to reverse the outcome. The trial has no date.
Finally, the assault on the Capitol. On January 6, 2021, Trump supporters stormed the US Congress. That day, members of Congress were expected to ratify the results of the election won by Joe Biden.
Trump is charged with four counts: conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, i.e. the certification of the victory of his opponent, Democrat Joe Biden; obstructing and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding; and conspiring against the rights of citizens by denying citizens their right to vote and have their votes counted.
In this other case, once again, Donald Trump pleaded not guilty. So far, Donald Trump’s lawyers have tried to delay the procedure, particularly in the case of the Capitol. Your argument? Since he was president when this happened, he was immune from criminal prosecution.
After this argument has been rejected, the cause now lies in Supreme Court which set a date to hear the parties: April 25, 2025.
In this entity, conservative judges are in the majority. Three of them were even appointed by Trump himself.
Can Trump pardon himself?
The answer is complex. For now, These causes did not prevent him from running for office and winning them.. The U.S. Constitution of 1787 makes no mention of the legal or judicial status of nominees or sitting leaders.
In other words, it does not explicitly prohibit it, so interpretations hold that neither an indictment nor a conviction can prevent a person from running for president or even being president.
With Trump as president again, can he absolve himself? The aforementioned Constitution speaks of The president can grant pardons and clemency. But to others. And this is where doubts arise.
Those who advocate no solution emphasize the fact that no one can judge themselves. But as there has never been a precedent, doubt arises. It is possible that it will be the Supreme Court, if the case finally arises, which will ultimately clarify the situation if it arises.
