Former President Donald Trump might not be able to enter the United Kingdom, Canada, or other countries if the conviction for his felony remains valid.
A 12-person Manhattan jury last week found the former president guilty on 34 charges of fabricating documents to pay porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. Expect the former president to file an appeal against his conviction, potentially leading to its reversal before the November election. Certain nations would have to make an exception if the former president visited on official business, won the election, and overturned the conviction before the election. According to The Independent:
“Almost forty countries, including the United Kingdom and Canada, have stringent laws governing the entry of people with criminal records into their countries.” The same regulations would apply to Trump unless they grant a special exception. If he wins the presidential election in November, it’s not certain if he will be permitted to travel, as he is still a felon. According to the Canadian government’s tourism portal, any “US citizen or permanent resident who has a felony conviction on their records may be deemed inadmissible to Canada for immigration purposes, or even if they’re merely coming to Canada to visit.”
Under certain conditions and restrictions, UK law permits a convict to travel to Scotland and Ireland. However, Britain may restrict access to convicted felons.
There are regulations in place in a number of other countries, like Australia and Israel, about felons who enter the country; however, if the former president wins in November, those rules could be interpreted differently.
The key question at this point is whether the conviction will be sufficient to turn the tide against former President Trump and in favor of Biden ahead of the election on November 5. Establishment Republican Karl Rove, who has previously criticized Trump, stated on Fox News last week that a guilty decision might cost Trump significant swing voters in states that are vital to him, like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. However, it will take at least a week to obtain reliable polling on the subject.
Karl Rove stated, “Let’s not undervalue that there is a problem if he is found guilty.”
Consider this. These figures, such as the 11% decrease in the likelihood of voting for him, are comparable to those in Michigan, where Donald Trump is up 0.5 percent on the RealClearPolitics average, Pennsylvania, where he is up 2%, and Wisconsin, where he is up 3/10 of 1%, said Rove. “Therefore, it is problematic to have 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11% of voters less likely to vote for you in a close race like the one we are likely to have.”
Even still, the former president continues to enjoy the ardor of his fan base, as evidenced by the astounding $53 million in campaign contributions he received in the first 24 hours following the conviction.
