(Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump faces a tangled calendar in the year ahead as he seeks the 2024 Republican nomination while defending himself in four criminal and at least three civil trials, some related to his attempts to overturn his 2020 loss.
Here are key dates in Trump's legal and political schedule:
NOV. 8, 2023
Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump is due to testify in a civil fraud trial in Manhattan that threatens Trump's business empire. New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking to impose a penalty of at least $250 million and ban Trump and his sons Donald Jr. and Eric from running businesses in the state. A judge has already ruled that they inflated property values to get better terms from lenders and insurers. Trump and his adult sons have already testified.
NOV. 8, 2023
Third debate for Republican presidential candidates. This event, in Miami, will feature fewer participants than the first two because the Republican National Committee has raised the bar for qualification. Trump, who holds a sizable lead over his rivals in opinion polls, will not participate in the debate and instead hold a rally in nearby Hialeah, Florida.
DEC. 6, 2023
A fourth Republican debate is set to take place in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, according to a source familiar with the matter. This one could see fewer candidates on stage than the third due to more stringent qualification requirements. Trump is not expected to participate in this debate, either.
JAN. 15, 2024
Start of a federal civil trial in Manhattan, in which jurors will decide how much Trump will have to pay for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. The judge has already found Trump liable for defaming her by denying that he raped the former magazine columnist. Carroll is seeking $10 million in damages. Trump is seeking to get the case dismissed.
Carroll has already won $5 million from Trump for defamation and sexual assault in a separate civil case. 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
A federal civil trial starts in Manhattan, in which three people accuse Trump and his company of fraudulently promoting a multilevel marketing scheme before he was president.
FEB. 8, 2024
Nevada Republican presidential caucuses.
FEB. 24, 2024
South Carolina Republican presidential primary.
MARCH 4, 2024
Trial starts in a federal criminal case in Washington that charges Trump with illegally trying to reverse his 2020 election loss.
Prosecutors in Georgia had also proposed this day as the start of their sprawling racketeering case against Trump and 18 other defendants, who are charged with interfering with that state's 2020 election results. Four of the defendants have pleaded guilty. A trial date has not been set for Trump and the other defendants.
MARCH 5, 2024
"Super Tuesday," the biggest single day of primaries in which 15 Republican state presidential primaries and caucuses are scheduled to take place. This event often whittles down the field to a handful of candidates.
MARCH 25, 2024
Scheduled start of a New York state criminal trial, in which Trump is accused of falsifying business records to cover up a hush-money payment to a porn star before the 2016 presidential election. This date may change if it conflicts with the federal case in Washington.
MAY 20, 2024
Scheduled start of a federal criminal trial in Miami, in which Trump is charged with unlawfully keeping classified government documents after leaving office and lying to officials who sought to recover them.
JUNE 4, 2024
The final Republican presidential primaries are scheduled to take place in five states. Some states have not yet set their primary or caucus dates.
JULY 15-18, 2024
Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where the party formally chooses its candidate.
NOV. 5, 2024
Election Day