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New York jury convicts Donald Trump On 34 offenses of falsifying business records brought the weeks-long trial against the former president to an end, but opened a new phase of the historic case.
Now in the unique position of being the first former US president to be convicted of a felony, Trump faces the possibility of a prison sentence or probation for his crimes stemming from a secret cash-disbursement scheme he helped facilitate before the presidential election in 2016
Trump — who is known for his lengthy appeals of court rulings against him — is also likely to appeal the verdict, which could significantly delay his sentencing, which is currently set for July 11.
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Here’s what you need to know about the case after Trump’s conviction.
When will Trump be sentenced?
Judge Juan Murchan scheduled Trump’s sentencing for 10 a.m. ET on July 11.
Murchan could sentence Trump to probation or up to four years in state prison on each charge, with a maximum of 20 years.
For now, the former president will remain out of jail while awaiting sentencing. Prosecutors have not asked Trump to post bail.
Can Trump appeal his sentence?
Trump has consistently appealed court rulings against him in an attempt to delay the proceedings or eventually take his case to a court that might side with him. The case in New York is no different.
Shortly after Trump was convicted, his attorney, Todd Blanche, asked Murchan for an acquittal on the charges, despite the guilty verdict. The judge denied the pro forma motion.
During the trial, Trump’s legal team took other steps to preserve its right to appeal a potential conviction, reviewing the judge’s rulings on testimony and evidence. It is almost certain that they will make such a call in the coming weeks.
Can Trump be elected president?
In short, Yes
UCLA law professor Richard L. Hassen — one of the nation’s leading experts on election law — has consistently said that nothing in the U.S. Constitution prohibits a convicted felon from running for the highest office in the land.
“From a legal standpoint, nothing changes with Trump’s status as a candidate,” Hassen wrote on his suffrage blog Thursday.
“The Constitution contains only limited qualifications to apply (being at least 35 years old, a natural-born citizen, and a resident of the United States for at least 14 years),” Hassen continued.
States also cannot disqualify Trump from running because of his efforts to nullify the 2020 election due to a Supreme Court ruling earlier this year, Hassen said, “and they cannot add qualifications like removing convicted felons from the ballot.” .
Will Trump’s conviction cost him his right to vote?
Although Trump, as a Florida resident, is subject to the state’s draconian rules that disenfranchise certain people with felony convictions, he could ultimately benefit from how New York lawmakers in 2021 made it easy for criminals to regain the right to vote.
As for the guilty verdict just handed down in Manhattan, Trump’s eligibility to vote in Florida in the November election will depend on whether he is sentenced to prison and whether he has finished serving that sentence by the time of the election.
Florida bars felons from voting until they have served the full terms of their sentence — including any supervised release — and paid all associated fines and fees.
The latter requirement was the subject of litigation after Florida’s GOP-led legislature passed legislation that undermined a state constitutional amendment allowing people with felony convictions to regain their voting rights.
Florida’s felon voting bans apply to people with out-of-state convictions. However, if a Florida resident’s conviction is out of state, Florida is subject to that state’s laws on how the felon can regain their right to vote.
In New York, thanks to a 2021 law, people with felony convictions regain their right to vote after serving their prison terms — even if they’re still eligible for parole.
That means Trump would only be disqualified from voting in Florida if he was serving a prison sentence on a conviction in Manhattan at the time of the election.
What does this mean for Trump’s other criminal cases?
Trump’s conviction means little for his other three criminal cases, which will continue as they were before he was found guilty in the New York case.
Trump’s criminal case for tampering with federal elections has been put on hold while the US Supreme Court considers his claims of presidential immunity. The judge overseeing his classified documents case in Florida has postponed the trial indefinitely.
And Georgia’s election meddling case is in legal limbo as Trump and several of his co-defendants seek to disqualify the Atlanta district attorney who brought the charges.
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