Donald Trump is convicted of a felony. Here’s how that affects the 2024 presidential race
Associated PressNEW YORK — Having been convicted of 34 felonies, Donald Trump cannot own a gun, hold public office or even vote in many states. “This is long from over.” Former President Donald Trump makes comments to members of the media after a jury convicted him of felony crimes for falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election, at Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. People react to the guilty verdict announced against former President Donald Trump outside Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. “Just as the former president’s two impeachments have done little to dim Trump’s support, this guilty verdict may be overshadowed in three weeks by the first presidential debate.” A plan to campaign after sentencing A flag blows close to Trump Tower on Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Chicago.