Heading into 2024, former President Donald Trump encountered a wave of litigation that made this presidential election cycle unlike any other in American history. With four criminal cases pending, speculation abounds as to whether the former president and presumptive GOP nominee would have to campaign from some kind of detention.
That is appearing increasingly unlikely just five months into the year as pre-trial delays pile up and legal analysts question whether some of the trials will even begin before the election. That prospect was bolstered by two court decisions in the second week of May.
