Explainer: Can Trump be president despite his criminal conviction?
A supporter holds a placard following the announcement of the verdict in former US President Donald Trump's criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, outside former US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, US, May 30, 2024.
May 30 - Donald Trump’s criminal conviction for illegally covering up a hush money payment to a porn star will not prevent the Republican candidate from pursuing his campaign to retake the White House, even if he were sentenced to prison before the Nov. 5 election.
