“Conspiracy against the United States”, electoral fraud or negligent management of confidential documents… The former Republican president accumulates legal disputes. Donald Trump, who hopes to win back the White House by the ballot box in 2024, faces four major charges in connection with the past presidential elections. He was notably accused of having bought the silence of three people in 2016 before being implicated for his alleged illicit attempts to obtain the reversal of the results in 2020. “A witch hunt”, according to the billionaire, who pleaded not guilty in each of his cases.
And its 2024 calendar promises to be busy. If all the trial dates have not yet been set, Donald Trump will probably have to juggle between meetings and hearings. For Jordan Tama, a professor at American University, this will “certainly complicate the Trump campaign”. “He may have to give up campaign events to participate in legal proceedings” and devote part of his budget to lawyer’s bills, our expert further affirms. But, from a purely political point of view, it is not certain that these lawsuits will shake up the course and the outcome of the upcoming American elections. 20 minutes provides an update on the indictments of Donald Trump, a future challenge for the candidate. A video to be found at the top of the article.