YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoDonald Trump Has an Absurd Amount of Support From Republicans Who Believe He Committed “Serious Federal Crimes”: Pollwww.vanityfair.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1472arrow-down114
arrow-up1458arrow-down1external-linkDonald Trump Has an Absurd Amount of Support From Republicans Who Believe He Committed “Serious Federal Crimes”: Pollwww.vanityfair.comYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareNobody@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year agoIt might not matter. A conviction for mishandling classified information disqualifies a person from running for federal office. Paragraph (b). A conviction causes the person to forfeit any federal office and disqualifies them from ever running again. Jack Smith knows what he’s doing. Of course, it would not bar Trump from running against DeSantis for governor of Florida. That’s a state office.
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoI’m not sure if disqualifying Trump and clearing the path for DeSantis is a good idea…
It might not matter. A conviction for mishandling classified information disqualifies a person from running for federal office. Paragraph (b). A conviction causes the person to forfeit any federal office and disqualifies them from ever running again. Jack Smith knows what he’s doing.
Of course, it would not bar Trump from running against DeSantis for governor of Florida. That’s a state office.
I’m not sure if disqualifying Trump and clearing the path for DeSantis is a good idea…