Kerry Washington has some thoughts on former President Donald Trump‘s conviction.

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In a new interview with Bustle, Washington opened up about the ways that felons may be seen differently now that the former president has been convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records.

“Everything has changed in terms of how I feel about the so-called justice system. 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,” she shared.

Washington then went on to point our that if a felon can run for president, then a felon should be able to vote as well.

“That’s huge. Huge. The irony is that [Gov.] Ron DeSantis has been trying to make it impossible in Trump’s home state. 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 furthered.

She went on to explain that being a felon has become another box people are put in that assumes who they are and what they’re capable of, similar to gender or race.

Recently, Trump and current President Joe Biden faced off in the first of their debates for the upcoming election season.

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