Former President Donald Trump's federal indictment amid other criminal investigations raises the possibility that the leading Republican for the 2024 presidential nomination could face time in prison.
Trump faces a second indictment this year, this time on federal charges regarding his handling of classified documents, but there stands no barrier to running for president as a convicted felon or even behind a prison cell, as Eugene V. Debs did in 1920.
All eyes are on the former president and how he will move forward after what House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) called a "dark day" for the United States.
For legal purposes, the two key points are whether Trump is convicted and whether he wins the presidency.
