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What If Trump’s DNA Sample Links Him to Another Crime?
Obscure Requirement of His Conviction Could Provide Evidence Of Another Felony
Trump is now officially a convicted felon, but now that it’s all said and done, so what? He isn’t going to jail, doesn’t have to pay a fine, and his friends at the Supreme Court are one vote away from wiping the whole thing out on whatever technicality comes to mind. He’ll still be able to vote in Florida and hold federal office, though he won’t be able to own a firearm. The Secret Service will surround him for the rest of his life, so that shouldn’t matter.
One small requirement for felons convicted in New York is submitting a DNA sample. Now, that wouldn’t be a concern for most people unless you’re the sort of person who would sexually assault someone because you think you’re a star and can get away with it. Oh, wait! Trump is just that sort of guy and had been proven liable once for the sexual assault of E. Jean Carroll. Does that seem like the kind of act someone would commit just once?
Let’s suppose there’s a rape kit somewhere that provided DNA to the system awaiting a match, and Trump’s name turns up. Trump has been accused in the past of sexual assault and unwanted, improper touching. Since the 1970s, dozens of women have come forward only to be criticized and…