Trump's Potential Presidency from Prison: A Historical Precedent and Legal Possibility.
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Eugene V. Debs, a Socialist presidential candidate, ran for president from prison in 1920 after being imprisoned for speaking out against the draft during World War I. He garnered 913,693 votes, his highest vote total ever, and promised that, if elected, he would pardon himself, something Trump has also considered. Trump could still run for president if he ended up in jail, as Debs did.
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