Yes, convicted felons can run for president

On May 30, a jury in New York found former President Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments. Trump is now the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes.

The jury came to the guilty verdict on all 34 counts after nearly 10 hours of deliberating.

A felony conviction in many states means that person would be ineligible to vote. A VERIFY viewer wanted to know whether it’s possible to be ineligible to vote but still be allowed to run for president.

[BluSkyOne]

how disgusting of country would we have become to have a convict in charge? yea I wont be agreeing with that ever. Sorry if the guy with felonies cant get job wit clearance why can that lunatic?

[kaiezesi]

Cant get access to gun but can direct others with guns?

[bjwatsontheauthor]

As complicated as the world has continued to become, it's time to add the necessary qualifications for president and other high ranking positions in in government, like foreign policy, economics, law, diplomacy, etc. The US presidency is not a job for on-the-job training.

[mstacy]

Makes no sense to me how you can't join the military if you're a convicted felon but it's okay to be running for president? We are cooked bro.

[David-ris]

Maybe you can be. But why would any logical human being want one to be. Especially when what they have been convicted of are things they did last time while in office.

[jessea]

It's going to be very hard to run the nation from a prison cell.

[MRiitta]

No standards for the most important job in the US?

[nufc]

If a felon can lead the nation, a felon once out of jail record should be sealed!

[christienelson]

Can he vote? Can he travel to counties like Canada? This opens up a huge amount of questions and complications that we have never thought of or had to deal with as a nation.

[LoL]

Crazy I thought it was a prohibiting factor

[LSMG]

The oval office is gonna be hiding a LOT of shivs

[ianthaswingler]

I don't understand felon can't even get jobs it's hard for some! But he can run for president! 😂

[myobmyob]

Well that title just summed up the end results of months of wasted money and time, good job!

[sanity]

2024....we all are going to vote for the 45th president....this just sealed the Presidential election

[EricBaxter-fk]

I’m so glad he can run our current president a.k.a. the commander-and chief can hardly walk😢