presidential candidate and defendant at the same time

Donald Trump is the first US president to stand trial in a criminal case. This means that if found guilty, he could go to prison. He was the President of the United States from 2017 to 2021.

Now a lawsuit has begun against him in a court in New York. He is accused of paying a woman he had an affair with to keep quiet about her relationship with him. And he falsified documents to cover up the payment. This happened before he ran for president in 2016.

If the court finds Trump guilty, the former president could go to jail. The maximum sentence for such an offense is four years. But it is possible to receive only a fine.

Trump has pleaded not guilty and denies the charges.

Why is this process important?

His trial is important because it will take place during the campaign for the election of the President of the United States. The USA is one of the strongest countries in the world – both politically and economically. Many things in the world depend on the decisions of its president, including world peace.

In November, Americans will vote on who will be the president of the country for the next five years.

Trump is the candidate of the Republican Party. He faces the current US President Joe Biden, who is from the Democratic Party.

The case against Trump is expected to last nearly two months. That means he could be sentenced before it’s time for people to vote.

What if they found him guilty?

Even if the court finds Donald Trump guilty of this charge, he may not go to jail. Since this is his first offense, he may receive a lighter sentence. If the court decides to send him to prison, according to US law, he can still be president.

This will be the first time in history and it will be a rather unusual situation.

Despite the accusations against him, Trump’s popularity in the US has not decreased. On the contrary, the coming months in court will put him in the center of attention of all the media.

That means any news from the court — whether it’s in his favor or not — could affect the race between him and Joe Biden.

The covert payment case is just one of four criminal cases against Donald Trump. However, the outcome of the others will not be clear before the election.

Regardless of what the court decides, the important thing about this story is that even former presidents can be sued and must be held accountable for their actions. The rules should apply to everyone. Including those with a lot of power.