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The Associated Press reports:
Unless the conviction for falsifying business records is someday overturned, Trump will have felonies on his criminal record, which will affect some of his rights. Can he own a gun? No. Under federal law, people convicted of felonies are not allowed to possess firearms.
Does he have to give a DNA sample? By law, every person convicted of a felony in New York must provide a DNA sample for the state’s crime databank. Samples are collected after sentencing, typically when a defendant reports to probation, jail or prison. Samples can also be taken by a court or police official.
Trump’s conviction could also bar him from reentering the casino business, if he wanted, because people with criminal records are typically unable to obtain gaming licenses. Can Trump get a pardon? Only New York’s governor has the power to pardon Trump for this conviction.
Read the full article. According to the AP, it’s unlikely that foreign nations would apply their bans on visits by felons to Trump, who will hold a diplomatic passport. As for the DNA, that might have been collected today. Trump’s liquor licenses are in the clear because they’re held by LLC’s, not Trump himself, despite the best efforts by New Jersey to yank them last year.
Trump can still vote after sentencing, but can’t own a gun and will have to turn over DNA sample https://t.co/n4tCTaRRSR
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) January 10, 2025
It’s not *quite* true to say that President-elect Trump got no jail time and no fine at sentencing today: he still had to pay $375 ($325 mandatory surcharge and crime victim assistance fee and $50 for a DNA databank fee). pic.twitter.com/fF5aMXUgkn
— Tyler McBrien (@TylerMcBrien) January 10, 2025