Whether or not he is convicted, Trump will be the Republican nominee for president | Lloyd Green

Trump has converted the blizzard of indictments into fundraising gold. His campaign raised $7m on the Fulton county booking last week

Donald Trump's legal headaches have drawn one step closer to colliding with the Republican nomination calendar.

On Monday, the US district judge Tanya Chutkan set 4 March 2024 as the first day of jury selection in the Washington DC election interference and civil rights case. Super Tuesday is one day later. Republican nominating contests in California, Texas, and 14 other jurisdictions will be immediately set against the backdrop of the 45th president's woes. In the weeks that follow, Ohio, Illinois and New York will be hosting primaries of their own.