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Now that Mr. Trump is being indicted again, would it be technically possible for him to get elected president before being found guilty and assume the office? Has this ever happened before?
Mr. Trump may run for president when he is indicted. He may run for president when convicted, with a caveat below. Eugene Debs ran for president in 1920 while in prison and received about one million votes. Had he won, he could have served.
The caveat is that Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment forbids a person who once held state or federal office from again holding state or federal office if they participate in an insurrection against the United States. If Congress or a court finds that President Trump participated in an insurrection against the United States, he would be disqualified from holding office. For some details, see:
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