‘US Presidential Polls 2024’: Donald Trump's freedom or prison at stake, say experts
Atlanta related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia and must also decide whether to attend the first Republican presidential debate on August 23. Trump campaign officials said they were not worried about such logistical challenges. But the challenge for Trump goes beyond politics.
Each of the cases against him -- ranging from the classified documents case in Florida to allegations in New York of making improper hush-money payments to women and the indictment released on Tuesday -- will require intense preparation. "Obviously, under normal circumstances, it is impossible to prepare for more than one criminal trial at a time," said Barry Boss, a leading white-collar criminal defence attorney. The investigations are also dominating Trump's campaign spending.
So far this year, the former president's political operation has spent more on legal fees defending him, his staff, and his allies than on travel, rallies, and other campaign expenses combined, an AP analysis found. If he is elected anew, he could direct his attorney general to dismiss the federal cases, fire prosecutors, or test the limits of presidential power by trying to pardon himself. But those efforts would only apply to the federal cases, not the state criminal charges he faces in New York or could face in Georgia.
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