US Presidential Election / Trump convicted in 34 cases, will he be able to contest elections now?

US Presidential Election: Former President Donald Trump has been convicted in 34 cases by a US court. He has become the first former president in US history to be convicted in a criminal case. From the beginning of the case, Donald Trump has been calling himself innocent and after being convicted, he has called it part of a conspiracy against him.

Elections are to be held in the US in November and Donald Trump is the presidential candidate from the Republican Party. In such a situation, questions have also started arising whether Trump can contest elections even after being convicted, how many years of sentence can he be sentenced to and if Trump is jailed, what will be the effect on the election campaign?

When will the sentence be pronounced?

The court has convicted Trump, but his sentence has not been announced yet. The sentence is to be announced on July 11. According to the law, he can be sentenced to a maximum of four years. The sentence will be announced just before the Republican Party convention.

Trump's candidacy is to be officially announced in the convention to be held on July 15. The effect of his sentence will have a direct impact on the election to be held on November 5. However, other people convicted of this crime often have to pay less punishment and fine.

Can Trump contest elections?

According to American law, Donald Trump can contest elections even after being convicted. Immediately after the verdict, Trump's campaign team issued an appeal to raise funds, titled I am a political prisoner. Trump also said that he will hold a conference with journalists on Friday morning.

According to the American Constitution, Trump can contest the presidential election. The constitution has the condition for a presidential candidate to be 35 years of age and a natural born American citizen. That means Trump can contest elections from jail as well. Yes, there is a fear that Trump may be murdered in jail, because there the Secret Service people will not be there to protect Trump.

In which cases was he convicted?

There were 34 cases registered against Donald Trump, which include cases like conspiracy to manipulate the election results, sexual encounter and bribery.