President-elect Donald Trump became the first-ever former or sitting president to be formally convicted of a felony Friday as he was sentenced in his hush money criminal caseβbut the president-elect was not given any penalties for his crimes.
Trump can only pardon federal charges once he becomes president, and he was convicted on state charges. Convicted felons face a number of restrictions , and Trump will not be able to do things like own a firearm or hold state public office.
Most notably for the president-elect, felons face a number of international travel restrictions, as more than a dozen countries βincluding Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and Chinaβbar convicted felons from entering.
Bush previously had to get a waiver to travel to Canada as president because he previously pleaded guilty to a drunk driving misdemeanor. A jury found Trump guilty on 34 felony counts in May following a weekslong trial, as Trump was charged based on a hush money payment his ex-attorney Michael Cohen made to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the election. Trump reimbursed Cohen through a series of payments, which prosecutors successfully argued were falsely labeled as being for legal services.
Trump was initially scheduled to be sentenced in July, but successfully managed to have the sentencing repeatedly pushed back, first to September and then until after the election. Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations.
