What happens to Trump's convictions after an election victory?

What happens to Trump's convictions after an election victory?

Trump in the Uncharted Territory!Donald Trump will become the first president of the United States to serve in office with multiple criminal cases pending against him. With 34 serious false accounting charges handed down against him in New York in May, his rise to the highest political position in the country is cast under a shadow that no predecessor has had to endure before. Trump is determined to overcome the challenges, but the legal problems that have plagued him may prove less severe once he takes office.

The conversations in the background have already begun. As the BBC reports, Trump's legal representatives are in talks with the federal agency to possibly stop the ongoing proceedings. One of the biggest hurdles, the case over hush money payments to bolster his image, could go to trial from November 26, after the elections. But legal experts believe a prison sentence for Trump is unlikely. Julie Rendelman, a former Brooklyn prosecutor, stresses that there is a possibility of an appeal if Trump is sentenced to prison. “The process could take years,” she warns.

Tension surrounding the election fraud charges!

Another case preoccupying the courts is Trump's attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. This charge could potentially “disappear” after Trump takes office. Former prosecutor Neama Rahmani explains: “It is well established that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted.” If special counsel Jack Smith refuses to drop the case, Trump could simply fire him, and he himself has said he will do so within seconds.

Trump is also suspected of improperly handling secret documents. Here, too, there is speculation that the proceedings could be stopped due to his election as president. In Georgia, Trump also faces election fraud charges that have already struggled to move forward. Legal experts say another delay is likely while Trump is in office. The possibility that Trump could pardon himself is also theoretically possible, but it would be without precedent and would only affect federal charges. His 34 charges in New York are not protected by the self-pardon law.