Donald Trump, the first former president with a criminal record in United States history after being convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business documents to conceal the payment of secret money to a former porn actress before the 2016 presidential election.
The presumptive Republican nominee for the 2024 presidential election denounced the verdict following its announcement on Thursday, calling the trial “rigged” and saying it was overseen by “a conflicting and corrupt judge. “
Sentencing in the case is scheduled for July 11, just 4 days before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where Trump is expected to be officially introduced as the Republican Party’s nominee for the 2024 presidential election. Trump faces a maximum of 4 years as a criminal and a fine of $5,000 for each of the 34 charges for which he was convicted.
Trump will also be tried in three other criminal cases, including charges of mishandling classified documents and violating the law by attempting to nullify the effects of the 2020 presidential election, either nationally and in the state of Georgia in particular. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges and denies wrongdoing.
As a convicted felon, meaning someone who has been convicted of a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum penalty of one year or more in prison, Trump has lost a number of rights that most Americans take for granted, while his ability to interact in other activities may be in question. I feel very ashamed. A summary of them is provided below. On Friday, Newsweek reached out to Trump’s representatives for comment outside of normal business hours.
The federal gun law prohibits anyone “convicted by a court of a felony punishable by a criminal sentence of more than one year” from possessing firearms or ammunition.
However, Shouse California Law Group notes that “if you are convicted of a felony and otherwise continue to follow the law, you may eventually be able to redress your gun rights” by removing the conviction, reducing it to a misdemeanor, applying for forgiveness or asking the court to make reparations.
Under federal law, convicted felons are barred from serving on a jury unless they obtain a certificate of pardon or are pardoned through the governor of the state in which they were convicted.
Although Trump is unlikely to make a radical career change, his felony conviction means certain sectors are off-limits.
According to the law firm Mazzoni Valvano Szewczyk
The law firm states, “Except for free labor, rescue personnel rent out ex-felons. These include rescue personnel, ambulance drivers, police officers, and firefighters.
“Airline pilots, exercise drivers, locomotive engineers, and some truck workers can’t hire ex-offenders. This could be due to statewide restrictions on felons and felons who are unable to handle certain materials or weapons. “
A felony conviction can seriously complicate your situation abroad and mean that you are denied access to several countries.
According to the online page VisaGuide. World, other people convicted of serious crimes are regularly banned from entering countries such as the United Kingdom, South Africa, New Zealand, Japan, India, Israel, and China. However, if Trump is re-elected in November, it would be a big step for one of those countries to save him from becoming head of state because of his criminal record.
Although he will face several other restrictions, Trump is expected to vote in November unless he is detained in prison.
According to Forbes, under New York’s voting rules, convicted felons can only vote if they are in custody, and the conviction itself does not take away Trump’s right to vote.
The Florida Division of Elections says Florida residents, like Trump since 2019, cannot vote in the state with a criminal record, if “conviction would make the user ineligible to vote in the state where they were convicted. “
James Bickerton is a reporter for Newsweek U. S. News based in London, United Kingdom. Its goal is to cover American politics and global politics. He has covered the intersection between politics and emerging technologies, such as synthetic intelligence. James joined Newsweek in July 2022 from LBC and has worked for the Daily Express in the past. He graduated from the University of Oxford. Languages: English. Twitter: @JBickertonUK.
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