Lights. Camera. Handcuffs. Tomorrow Donald Trump will be taken to a New York courthouse to be charged.

We do not yet know the details. But for weeks, a grand juryIn the USA, a group of people chosen from a list of potential jurors who decide if there is enough evidence to charge someone with a crime. has studied evidence of wrongdoing during Trump's presidential election. Last Thursday, they voted to charge him.

In 2016, his team paid the actress Stormy Daniels "hush money" to stay quiet about their alleged relationship. His lawyer has already been jailed for failing to record this payment correctly.

And Trump may be next. Ulysses Grant is the only president ever to be arrested, fined $20 in 1872 for speeding his horse-drawn carriage. But no ex-president has ever faced trial.

Trump calls it a "witch hunt" to stop his re-election. His opponents fear it will boost his support. But if found guilty, can he still run?

Experts say he will not be jailed. Even if he were, he could still stand. In 1920, Eugene Debs won almost a million votes while serving time for opposing World War One.

But a long legal fight may suck energy out of Trump's campaign. Swing voters may be put off. And supporters could switch to other candidates with his politics but none of his "antics", says strategist Matt Dole.

The polls give Trump a 30-point lead over his nearest Republican PartyAlso known as the Grand Old Party or GOP, it is one of the USA's two major political parties. Its first president was Abraham Lincoln. It sits on the right of the political spectrum. rival. Adviser Whit Ayres says no one cares about these charges and the party will unite against "political persecutionIll treatment and oppression, especially due to a person's beliefs or race, gender, religion, sexual orientation or other factors. ".

Insiders say Trump wants to be handcuffed - although his lawyer says he will come quietly. The "perp walkSomeone in police custody being lead into a courtroom or police station in front of passers-by and the media. " is designed to shame criminals. But will Trump turn it to his advantage?

Trump may face more serious charges. He is under investigation for interfering with votes in GeorgiaA state in the southern USA. Also a country at the intersection of Europe and Asia. and stoking the 6 JanuaryThen-US president Donald Trump was accused of inciting a mob of his supporters to storm the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 in a bid to overturn the 2020 election results. riots. Win or lose, he will be centre-stage in politics for a long time to come.

Yes: To qualify to stand for president of the United States, you must be a natural-born citizen over the age of 35. No charges, trials or jail time can stop Trump's constitutional right to run for office.

No: There must be standards for participation in public life. If he is innocent, Trump must first clear his name. If found guilty of wrongdoing, he should lose the support of his party and US voters.

Or... It depends. Tomorrow's charges may not be serious enough, but the constitution can bar those "engaged in rebellion". Some legal experts say Trump's threat of violence qualifies as insurrectionA violent uprising against a government..