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Remember when puking in a foreign delegates lap was a huge gaffe and seriously hurt a presidential reelection campaign? Now people are seriously considering testing the theory that someone can be president while in federal prison.
theres nothing saying you cant be president or run for president from prison. people have ran in the past.
however that traitorous asshat and his band of thieves should never be allowed anywhere near any lever of power ever again.
there's also nothing saying that a (state) prison has to let their inmate go. or have internet access. or be allowed to, you know, run a government from their cell. There are some things saying that if the president is incapable, the vice president steps up.
it's a big unknown grayzone, but the party of State's Rights will be in a very amusing position if this should become a thing. (I doubt it will. he lost in 2020, and his support has only diminished.)
If it’s federal prison then there’s the very real chance the next test is “can he get away with pardoning himself?”
At least if it’s (hopefully also, via Georgia) state prison, that’s a higher bar to clear.
not if that state has a Republican Gov. They all seem to be on the same page that Republican crimes don't count.