Trump's Legal Troubles Loom as GOP Primaries Begin
TL;DR
The trial of former President Donald Trump in Manhattan is set to collide with the start of the GOP presidential primaries, with a hearing scheduled for December 4th. Prosecutors pushed for the trial to start in January, while Trump's defense team requested that it begin “later in the spring” next year. A trial could limit Trump's campaigning in the closing weeks of those races, but it might offer him a substantial megaphone and media attention that would greatly overshadow the campaigning of his chief rivals. Trump's legal team is pushing for a spring start date for the trial, which could suggest he wants to get through the early states before he is on trial.
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