(Reuters) — Former U.S. President Donald Trump faces a tangled calendar in the year ahead as he seeks the 2024 Republican nomination while trying to fend off four criminal and three civil trials, some related to his attempts to overturn his 2020 loss.
Here are key dates in Trump's legal and political schedule:
SEPT. 6, 2023
Trump to enter a plea in the Georgia racketeering case, which charges him and 18 other defendants with engaging in a wide-ranging plot to reverse his November 2020 defeat by Democrat Joe Biden.
SEPT. 27, 2023
Second debate for Republican candidates. Trump has said he will not participate.
OCT. 2, 2023
Start of a state civil trial in Manhattan, in which New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking at least $250 million from Trump, his business and his adult sons on charges of lying about the value of his assets to get better terms from lenders and insurers. James is also seeking to stop the Trumps from running businesses in New York.
OCT. 23, 2023
Trial date for one of Trump's co-defendants in the Georgia case, lawyer Kenneth Chesebro. A trial date for Trump and the other defendants in this case has not yet been set.
JAN. 15, 2024
Start of a federal civil trial in Manhattan, in which writer E. Jean Carroll is seeking at least $10 million from Trump for defamation. Carroll has already won $5 million from Trump for defamation and sexual assault. Trump is appealing that verdict.
JAN. 15, 2024
The state-by-state Republican nominating contest begins with caucuses in Iowa. New Hampshire is expected to hold the first primary election shortly after, though a date has not been set.
JAN. 29, 2024
Federal class-action trial starts in Manhattan, accusing Trump and his company of participating in an illegal
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