Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a New York grand jury, raising questions about whether he can still run for office after being formally indicted

A presidential candidate can actually run despite being charged with a crime under the US Constitution, Business Insider WRITES.

Article II of the US Constitution establishes requirements for any presidential candidate: he must be at least 35 years old, must have lived in the US for at least 14 years and be a US citizen. The Constitution does not bar presidential candidates who have been charged or even convicted of crimes.

In fact, the constitution does not even prohibit prisoners from running for office, lawyers tell Insider

Two presidential candidates — Eugene Debs in 1920 and Lyndon LaRouche in 1992 — ran for the Oval Office from behind bars, though neither won. Debs was serving time in federal prison for violating the Espionage Act, and LaRouche was convicted of mail fraud and conspiracy to commit campaign fraud.

The Manhattan district attorney’s office was investigating Trump’s alleged role in a scheme to hide money during the 2016 election to silence adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who claimed she had an affair with Trump. The grand jury’s decision to indict Trump makes him the first former president in US history to be charged with a crime. Trump denies the deal and any wrongdoing.

While the constitution clearly states that no criminal charge or conviction can bar a person from running for president, American public opinion is much more nuanced.

A national Quinnipiac University poll found that 57 percent of respondents believe criminal charges should disqualify Trump from running.