The former president Donald Trump will face serious legal problems if he loses the presidential election, a legal analyst said Newsweek.

Greg Germain, a law professor at Syracuse University in New York, said Newsweek that Trump must win the presidential election to defeat federal charges. Trump faces charges in federal courts of election fraud in Washington, DC

He was facing charges of hoarding classified documents at his Florida home, but Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the charges after ruling that the chief prosecutor, Jack Smithit was illegal under the Appointments Clause of the US Constitution.

Smith is appealing Cannon’s decision. If he loses, the Justice Department can appoint an internal prosecutor to lead the case, thus complying with Cannon’s ruling.

“If Trump loses the election, he is in serious jeopardy in federal criminal cases, particularly in the documents case, if Judge Cannon’s dismissal under the Appointments Clause is overturned or corrected by the Justice Department on appeal,” Germain said.

If elected, Trump has a number of options to kill the federal cases, including appointing a favorable attorney general to drop the charges or simply pardoning him.

Trump was faces 40 federal charges in Cannon’s yard over his alleged handling of sensitive materials seized from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach after he left the White House in January 2021. He was also charged with obstructing efforts by federal authorities to recover them.

The Republican presidential the candidate pleaded not guilty and said the case was part of a political witch hunt.

Newsweek requested comment by email from Trump’s lawyer and the Trump campaign on Thursday.

In the Washington, DC case, Trump is charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction and attempted obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights in connection with an alleged campaign to pressure U.S. officials. state to reverse the 2020 election results.

Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges and has repeatedly said he is the victim of a political witch hunt.

Trump also faces two cases in state courts.

In New York, he was convicted of filing fraudulent records to conceal payments of money to the adult film star. Stormy Daniels. Trial evidence showed that Daniels was paid not to disclose an alleged affair with Trump in a Nevada hotel room.

He also faces election fraud charges in Georgia.

“State non-criminal cases probably follow the same course whether he’s elected or not,” Germain said.

However, the Department of Justice has issued a written rule that presidents should not be prosecuted while in office. That means both state cases will likely be delayed until after Trump leaves office.

Trump is scheduled to be sentenced in the Hush Money case on November 26.

If Trump is elected on Nov. 5, that sentence will likely be delayed until he leaves the White House.