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How a Trump conviction would throw the GOP convention into chaos

Tom Boggioni
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Raw Story
24 December 2023

With Donald Trump all but assured to win enough Republican Party delegates to be awarded the party's 2024 presidential nomination, his legal problems could throw a wrench in the works before conservatives descend on Milwaukee in mid-July.

According to a report from USA Today's David Jackson, while it appears the votes are there the path is still littered with potholes including the very real possibility he would be convicted before the convention begins.

That, in turn, could create "chaos" for Republicans who would have to decide if they want a convicted criminal at the top of the ticket that could impact Republican candidates down-ballot, costing the GOP control of the House and a shot at retaking the Senate.

According to USA Today's Jackson, a Trump conviction could lead to a battle on the floor of the convention.

'If Trump is tried and convicted before the start of the Republican convention on July 15, his nomination could conceivably be challenged on the floor," he predicted with one GOP pollster also expressing concern.

According to pollster Whit Ayres, "Is one of our major parties going to nominate a convicted felon for president of the United States? I don't know and neither does anyone else," he said. "We haven't faced this kind of thing before."

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