Donald Trump will face legal limbo if he loses the election

Former President Donald Trump legal analyst said he would face serious legal problems if he lost the presidential election Newsweek.

said Greg Germain, a law professor at Syracuse University in New York Newsweek that Trump must win the presidential election to get federal charges dismissed. Trump faces charges of voter fraud in Washington in federal courts

He faced charges of collecting secret documents at his Florida home, but a judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the charges after ruling that the chief prosecutor, Jack Smithwas illegal under the Nominations Clause of the United States Constitution.

Smith is appealing Cannon’s decision. If he loses, the Justice Department could appoint an internal prosecutor to prosecute the case, thus complying with Cannon’s ruling.

“If Trump loses the election, he will be at significant risk in federal criminal cases, particularly on the records, if Judge Cannon’s firing under the Appointments Clause is reversed or corrected by the Department of Justice following an appeal,” Germain said.

If elected, Trump has multiple options for dismissing the federal cases, including appointing a sympathetic attorney general to drop the charges or simply issuing a pardon.

Trump was he faces 40 federal charges in Cannon’s court his alleged handling of sensitive materials detained from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach after he left the White House in January 2021. He was also accused of obstructing federal authorities’ efforts to recover them.

The Republican president the candidate pleaded not guilty and stated that the case was part of a political witch hunt.

Newsweek on Thursday, I requested email comment from Trump’s lawyer and the Trump campaign.

In the Washington case, Trump is charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction and attempted obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy to pervert in connection with his alleged pressure campaign on government officials to reverse the results of the 2020 election .

Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges and has repeatedly said he is the victim of a political witch hunt.

Trump also has two cases pending in state courts.

In New York, he was convicted of filing false records to conceal secret cash payments to an adult film star Stormy Daniels. Evidence from the trial showed that Daniels was paid not to reveal her alleged ties to Trump in a Nevada hotel room.

He also faces charges of election fraud in Georgia.

“State non-criminal cases probably play out the same whether he gets elected or not,” Germain said.

However, the Justice Department issued a written order stating that presidents should not be prosecuted while in office. This means both state cases will likely be postponed until Trump leaves office.

Trump’s sentencing in the hush money case is scheduled for November 26.

If Trump is elected on November 5, the verdict will likely be postponed until he leaves the White House.