Nobody really knows what would happen if a former U.S. President is incarcerated

Since former President Richard Nixon resigned in 1973 under the threat of impeachment, constitutional law experts have debated what would happen if an incarcerated person ran for president and won.

The question that has been largely theoretical for 50 years is becoming more relevant now that a former president and current Republican 2024 front-runner is in legal jeopardy.

A Manhattan grand jury on Thursday indicted Donald Trump in connection with alleged hush money payments for Stormy Daniels.