Trump Guilty on All Counts in Hush-Money Case
www.nytimes.com
Donald J. Trump, the former president and presumptive 2024 Republican nominee, was convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a case stemming from a payment that silenced a porn star.

edit: I have changed my title to match the new NYTimes headline. Sorry about the all caps, I guess they are really excited about this lol

Also shoutout to @[email protected] who shared a gift article link in the comments. I hope you don’t mind but I kinda stole it and updated the post

  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
    413·
    5 months ago

    I absolutely do not want a ban on felons running for President. In some countries, that is used as a political tool to eliminate political opponents. Putin used that against Navalny.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42479909

    Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been formally barred from competing in next year’s presidential election.

    The Central Electoral Commission has said Mr Navalny was ineligible because of a corruption conviction which he says is politically motivated.

    He has urged his supporters to boycott the March vote.

    Mr Navalny, 41, was widely regarded as the only candidate with a chance of challenging President Vladimir Putin.

    • jeffw@lemmy.worldOPM
      16·
      5 months ago

      Not to mention, Trump won’t even be the first person in the USA who could be running for president from jail.

      edit: the first from a major party though, sorry Debs

    • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
      111·
      5 months ago

      His felonies are related to campaing financing, which could be used to narrow down without banning all felons. While I oppose anyone losing the right to vote, I don’t oppose people who are connvicted of treason, insurrection, or felonies related to campaign finance or abuse of elected positions being banned since they have been proven to have undermined democracy.

    • GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world
      6·
      5 months ago

      I get allowing former felons to run for office - they served time that society said was their punishment. They are done with it.

      But a law that bans a felon that has not completed their punishment is a different story.

    • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
      32·
      5 months ago

      We’ve banned them from voting for decades.

      Also, the USA isn’t Russia and Biden isn’t Putin.