Trump, accused of 'conspiring' against the United States: what is he accused of? Will he be able to stand for election if he is convicted?

Donald Trump will appear this Thursday in Washington DC, where a judge will read the charges against the former president of the United States between 2016 and 2020. It is the third time that Trump has appeared in court, but in this third accusation it becomes especially relevant: the former president is accused of trying to reverse the electoral results of the 2020 elections, which ended his presidency and gave power to Joe Biden and the Democratic party.

As in the other two criminal proceedings he has already faced, Trump is expected to plead not guilty and not be arrested.. At a time when Trump is once again the favorite to run in the 2024 Republican elections and with options to return to the White House four years later, what are the accusations he is facing? Could they hinder his return to power?

What is Donald Trump accused of?

Trump will face this Thursday the accusation of four criminal charges presented by special counsel Jack Smith, and that can be read in the indictment of the District of Columbia court, in which the case appears with the title “United States of America vs Donald J. Trump”. The criminal charges with which he is accused are the following:

At the center of the accusation are his alleged attempts to retain power and reverse the result of the 2020 presidential election.. The indictment talks about Trump's post-election actions, in which the former president fed lies about alleged voter fraud. The charges speak of a “criminal conspiracy” to harm and obstruct the certification of election results.

But one of the most serious charges focuses on the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, described as “an unprecedented attack on the seat of American democracy” and in which the prosecution grants Trump a leading role as instigator. of the same in an attempt to prevent the certification of the electoral results. The prosecution considers that it was a conspiracy, since Trump knew he was lying, had collaborators in his conspiracy, tried to create controversy with false legitimate voters and that they motivated and exploited the “violence and chaos” of the attack on the Capitol.

Trump already faces two other criminal cases

Trump, who will declare at 4:00 p.m. in Washington DC (10:00 p.m. Spanish time), will face criminal charges for the third time this year. He already faced two accusations months ago in the states of New York and Florida

Trump will have to face these accusations in the coming months as he tries to be the Republican candidate for the 2024 presidential election.

Trump may stand if convicted

However, it seems that these accusations will not prevent Donald Trump from running for election to try to return to the White House. In fact, there has been a history of presidential candidates and members of Congress being elected after being indicted or convicted.

The law allows any politician to run for election.. In fact, the US Constitution places the only limits to appear being a citizen of the United States by birth, being over 35 years of age and having lived in the country for at least 14 years. As reported by Antena 3, the former president could only see his right to vote limited (depending on the state, if he is finally sentenced) or to campaign.

What could pose an obstacle to Trump's return to the Oval Office is the political and economic wear and tear of the judicial siege to which he will be exposed in the coming months.