The prosecutor in the criminal hush money case against Donald J. Trump said on Tuesday the Mr. Trump “had engaged in a fraud against the American people one the eve of the 2016 election by silencing a porn star’s account of a sexual encounter with him,” the prosecutor, Joshua Steinglass told jurors in closing arguments that the payment to Stormy Daniels was part of a conspiracy that “could very well be what got Trump elected.”

Prosecutors showed that Mr. Trump falsified business records to conceal his reimbursement of his onetime fixer, Michael D. Cohen, who testified that he was acting on orders from Mr. Trump when he paid Ms. Daniels. Mr. Cohen, the self-described “designated thug” who became the prosecution’s star witness, testified that Mr. Trump confirmed the plan to reimburse him during an Oval Office meeting.

In the hush money trial, charges include 34 felony counts of falsifying business records which prosecutors say Mr. Trump faked to conceal the repayment of Mr.Cohen by listing them as legal fees.

Then there are the “Access Hollywood” tapes where Mr. Trump bragged about groping women which, at the time, set off widespread panic in the Trump campaign as the tape’s contents quickly spread across all media platforms and sent Mr. Cohen, Mr. Trump’s former attorney, scurrying to secure a non-disclosure deal with Ms. Daniels a few short days before the 2016 election.

So far, former President Donald J. Trump has been charged with more than 91 felony cases in four different cases, two federal, one in New York and another in Georgia and the civil fraud trial in New York.

On the record, Trump has promised chaos if he doesn’t win, he has insulted judges, screamed at court staff and has encouraged an entourage of trolls to chime in on social media.

Peoria resident Justin Peck told Northeast Valley News, “I would love to see a guilty verdict, God knows he’s a serial criminal, but he’ll probably walk.”

“It’s going to come down to ‘who’—what kind of person does America want to lead our country. The idea that so many people are ok with this thug is beyond belief,” Peck said.

Can Mr. Trump win if he’s found guilty?

There are no limitations based on character or criminal record. There are states with laws on record that do not allow felons to run for office—but this does not apply to federal offices.

Aside from the indictments are Trump’s own words spoken on the record—fear mongering, unevidenced misinformation, promises of dismantling entire federal organizations, threats to execute his enemies (Trump claims were “jokes”) and harm those who do not support him, words of intimidation often accompanied by veiled threats and promises of retaliation.

At a recent Memorial Day event in Glendale, retired Army veteran, Carson Parker told Northeast Valley News that he had voted for Donald J. Trump in 2016, but, “Never again—I can’t stomach him now. Trump has shown his true colors and they’re not red, white and blue.”