How will Donald Trump’s criminal trials affect his re-election bid?
Al Jazeera
Experts say timing of four criminal cases will be critical, but the Republican Party has hitched its wagon to ex-president.
The odds that Donald Trump will be the Republican presidential candidate appear more likely by the day.
The former United States president has cemented his hold on the party nomination with convincing early victories in Iowa and New Hampshire, and his field of Republican challengers has dwindled in response.
Yet, despite his strong frontrunner position, Trump faces four criminal trials that could complicate his re-election bid.
He has been accused of mishandling classified government files, falsifying business documents to conceal a hush-money payment, and conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results in the state of Georgia.
He also faces a separate federal indictment accusing him of interference in the 2020 vote, which he lost to President Joe Biden. He has pleaded not guilty in all four cases.
