Could Trump Be Disqualified from Running in 2024?
If convicted of a crime concerning the mishandling of classified presidential documents, could Donald Trump be barred from running for president in 2024?
If convicted, defendants can be fined or sentenced to prison for up to three years. In addition, the statute says, if they are currently in a federal office, they “shall forfeit” that office, and they shall “be disqualified from holding any office under the United States.”
…the Constitution forbids that result with respect to the presidency. Even assuming the government could prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Trump deliberately mishandled government documents… a court couldn’t disqualify him from serving as president.
Trump is 76 years old. Presumably, he does not want to go to jail. Will he seek a plea bargain where he consents to a decree that he never again hold public office? Idle speculation. Only time will tell.