Kerry Washington Confused, Doesn’t Understand Why Donald Trump Can Run For President

Kerry Washington is furious that ex-convicts are required to identify as so in their job applications in a world where Donald Trump can still run for president. Here’s what she has to say about the confusing stance.

Kerry Washington – Reveals Reason Donald Trump’s Conviction Heavily Influenced How She Views The Justice System

The race to the White House is heating up, and so far, it seems likely to skew towards Joe Biden and Donald Trump, and Kerry Washington has one question to ask: if Donald Trump has been convicted on multiple counts, why is he running for president? In fact the question was so mind-blowing that she eventually had to ask herself “what is a felon?”

“Everything has changed in terms of how I feel about the so-called justice system,” she told Bustle ahead of the release of the second season of ‘Unprisoned.’ “We’re in such an interesting moment when it comes to [the question of], ‘What is a felon?’ I love what people have been sharing on social media, [saying that] if a person who is a convicted felon can still run for president, then we should be removing that box from job applications.”

After being convicted on 34 counts due to falsifying business records, the ex-president, Trump, is set to return this year to try for the highest office in America. ‘Scandal’ actress Kerry Washington feels that if Trump can run for president despite his convictions, convicts should be able to vote as well.

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“That’s huge. Huge. The irony is that [Gov.] Ron DeSantis has been trying to make it impossible in Trump’s home state,” she continued. “A bill was passed in Florida to allow formerly incarcerated folks to vote, and DeSantis has been trying to do everything he can to [undercut] that. Donald Trump may not be able to vote in his home state.”

She also shared her hopes that felons can be accepted back into society, just as her role in ‘Scandal’ allowed some to accept a black woman into their lives.

“She was a real human being, beyond the label of ‘Black woman.’ [She had] complexity, nuance, flaws, brilliance. She was aspirational and also such a mess,” Washington said, adding, “Now we’re allowing for that kind of social, psychological deepening with felons and returning citizens, too.”

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