Can Trump still run for president now that he's a convicted felon?

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If so, then why?

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And if he wins again, he's going to Pardon everybody who buys one from him. Including himself. Because there's no law against it, and nobody thought that there ever needed to be for that either.

He can't pardon himself for this one, it's a State level crime, not a Federal one.

He can appoint two new members to the Supreme Court and then have them rule that Trump, as President, is immune to being prosecuted or held responsible for any state or federal crime but like Bush v. Gore it isn't a precedent and doesn't apply to any other President.