Former President Trump will go on trial in New York City next month to defend himself against charges brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, forcing the top 2024 Republican candidate to withdraw from his campaign.
But that doesn’t stop him. He says he will campaign at night.
Mr. Trump announced this week that going to court to defend himself against charges brought by Mr. Bragg related to alleged hush-money payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign will affect his 2024 presidential campaign. When asked if it would have such an impact, he replied, “I plan to do it in the evening.”
Mr. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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Former President Trump waves to the crowd on the field during halftime of the Palmetto Bowl game between Clemson and South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina on November 25, 2023. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
The former president, who is likely to become the Republican White House nominee by the time the Bragg trial begins on March 25, has had to grapple with competing dates in recent months, with presidential primaries and court dates in multiple jurisdictions. are forced to do so.
So far this year, Trump has dominated the Iowa caucuses, won a landslide in New Hampshire, swept the Nevada and U.S. Virgin Islands caucuses, and won South Carolina on February 24th. We are poised to win.
New York Attorney General Letitia James sits in court in the fraud trial of former President Trump and his children on November 3. (Dave Sanders Poole/Getty Images)
However, Trump’s victory was not achieved simply by criss-crossing the country, stumbling on the campaign trail. He spent many days in New York courtrooms in the Bragg case, a civil fraud trial stemming from New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit against him and his companies, and the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial. It’s here.
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He also appeared in Washington, D.C., in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s case related to the 2020 election, and in Florida in Smith’s case related to classified documents.
E. Jean Carroll (center) and attorney Roberta Kaplan (right) appear from Manhattan federal court on January 26, 2024 in New York City. (GWR/Star Max/GC image)
“President Trump has been under attack from Democrats for eight years,” Trump campaign spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt told Fox News Digital. “We have taken a firm stand through this groundless political witch hunt.” “Democrats want Donald Trump to convey his message of victory to the American people in the courts, not on the campaign trail, and nothing will prevent him from doing so,” she said.
The first trial on the 2024 calendar took place on March 4, after Special Counsel Jack Smith indicted the former president on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct official duties, and obstruction and attempt to obstruct an official. It was scheduled to be held in Washington, DC on the 1st. Actions and conspiracies against rights.
These charges stem from Mr. Smith’s investigation into whether President Trump was involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot and allegations of interference in the 2020 election results.
Mr. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Former Republican presidential candidate Trump points at a supporter at the end of a campaign rally at Atkinson Country Club in Atkinson, New Hampshire, January 16, 2024. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
The trial is scheduled for March 4, the day before the March 5 Super Tuesday primary election, and will be held in Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts and Minnesota. The states of North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Vermont will elect Republican candidates on the ballot.
But Smith asked the Supreme Court to decide whether Trump can be prosecuted on charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. President Trump also appealed the lower court’s ruling on presidential immunity to the Supreme Court.
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The trial will be suspended until the Supreme Court issues its decision. It is currently unclear when and if that trial will begin.
However, March is not free for campaign events. New York Judge Juan Marchan this week rejected Mr. Trump’s request to drop charges from Mr. Bragg’s investigation. Marchan set jury selection for March 25 and said the trial would last about six weeks.
Alvin Bragg (left) and Donald Trump (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images I Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Bragg alleged that Trump “repeatedly fraudulently falsified New York business records to conceal criminal activity that withheld harmful information from voters during the 2016 presidential election.”
President Trump has pleaded not guilty to all 34 felony counts of first-degree falsification of business records in New York state.
Jury selection in this case will occur immediately after the Louisiana primary and before April 2, when voters in Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Rhode Island and Wisconsin go to the polls to choose the Republican candidate. It begins.
Mr. Smith also indicted Mr. Trump following an investigation into allegations that the former president improperly stored classified records from his presidency at his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida.
Special Counsel Jack Smith arrives to speak about the recently unsealed indictment containing four felonies against former President Trump. August 1, 2023, Washington, DC (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Mr. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all 37 felony charges resulting from that investigation. Charges include knowingly retaining national defense information, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and making false statements.
Mr. Trump was subsequently indicted on additional charges of knowingly retaining national defense information and two additional counts of obstruction as part of an indictment superseding Mr. Smith’s investigation. Mr. Trump has maintained his innocence.
The trial was scheduled to begin on May 20, 2024, ahead of the Kentucky primary on May 21, the Oregon primary on May 25, and the New Jersey primary on June 4.
But Eileen Cannon, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, who is overseeing the case, said the deadline could be pushed back. The verdict is scheduled to be handed down on March 1, the next court date.
“Democrats want Donald Trump to deliver his message of victory to the American people in the courts, not on the campaign trail, and nothing will prevent him from doing so.”
If Trump wins the Republican nomination, he will attend the Republican convention in Milwaukee from July 15th to 18th.
However, Fani Willis, the district attorney for Fulton County, Georgia, proposed starting her trial in just a few weeks.
Willis prosecuted Trump as part of an investigation into allegations that he tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state. Trump was charged with one count of violating Georgia’s RICO law, three counts of criminal abetting, six counts of conspiracy, one count of filing a false document, and two counts of making false statements.
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He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Fulton County DA Fannie Willis (Getty Images)
The Fulton County Prosecutor’s Office has recommended that the trial begin on August 5, 2024.
But Ms. Willis is defending herself in court after it was revealed that she had a romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, the prosecutor brought on to her team to prosecute Mr. Trump.
President Trump denounced the incident as a “sham” in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital this week.
“There is no incident here,” Trump said during Willis’ testimony. “It’s heavily contaminated. There are no incidents here.”
“The lawsuit will have to be dropped,” President Trump told Fox News Digital.
President Trump said, “There’s no way they can prosecute.” “The whole thing was a scam to get money for my boyfriend.”
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Commenting on all the lawsuits against him, Trump said, “This is all corrupt. This is all politics, a party that is using the law to lead by a huge lead, a party that has a huge lead in every poll. “It’s an attempt to stop certain people, including those who oppose it,” he said. Biden.
“This is all to stop me.”
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