RNC could rescind Trump's nomination if he gets convicted of a felony: experts

Would the Republican Party stick with former President Donald Trump in 2024 even if he gets convicted on felony charges?

Experts who spoke with The Guardian suggested that it's possible the GOP would find a way to back out of making Trump its nominee if he becomes a convicted felony ahead of the 2024 election.

American University history professor Allan Lichtman tells the publication that the Republican National Committee could simply vote to remove Trump from the ticket should he get convicted, which would open the door to another contender such as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Buffalo University political scientist Jacob Nieheisel didn't go so far as to predict the RNC would give Trump the boot, although he did say that a felony conviction would certainly be unwelcome news for the GOP, despite the fact that Trump supporters would "double down" on their support for him.

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"On average, scandal doesn’t help," he said. "Legal trouble doesn’t help."

The question, however, is whether Trump would gracefully accept such an outcome or instead launch a scorched-Earth third-party suicide mission against the GOP were the party to deny him the 2024 nomination.