• axexrx@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    If he cant leave his house, he cant travel to DC to be sworn in. If he cant be sworn in, he cant become president.

    IIRC, the legal consensus is that while the 24th ammendment doesn’t cover a a president elect, his VP would be sworn in as President.

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      5 months ago

      Its really weird how the presidency works. It’s an elected position but there’s no actual requirement that the person who is actually president is elected, because the need to have continuity of executive power is more important. NAL but I also thinks that if he’s in jail next in line takes over.