What this means is that Trump could face as many as three sets of criminal charges in three different jurisdictions as he campaigns for the presidency. He would likely seek accommodations from courts to delay any trial during the campaign.

Whether or not Trump can delay a trial, much of 2024 will be focused on carceral rather than political issues. Trump has long claimed that Democrats are weaponizing the criminal justice system against him and other Republicans. Bragg has given him the case positive for proving that allegation, especially since Bragg ran for office on his ability to find a criminal charge against Trump.

The question is what happens if any of these efforts succeed.

[Technically in law, nothing happens to the campaign. As has been pointed out repeatedly (and even to me once recently by our VIP members!), even a conviction wouldn’t disqualify Trump from either the nomination or the presidency. However, voters could react by rallying to Trump — or by deciding that another candidate would be a better choice rather than the distraction of the ongoing legal battles. Turley walks through a couple of scenarios involving a newly re-elected Trump and a state conviction, so read on. — Ed]