Important Trump Dates to Monitor in January
Amid the launch of the 2024 GOP presidential primary, Donald Trump, the leading Republican contender, faces a series of key dates in January, involving legal challenges and crucial campaign events
The 2024 GOP presidential primary will begin in January, with Republican front-runner Donald Trump aiming to secure wins in the nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire despite facing his own legal challenges.
Here are important dates to keep an eye on next month, as the legal issues of the former president and significant election dates converge.
January 4
Trump is required to challenge the decision of the Colorado Supreme Court to remove him from the 2024 ballot in the state and escalate the matter to the US Supreme Court before January 4. If not, the temporary halt on the ruling by the state Supreme Court justices will expire, and his name will be omitted from the primary ballots that begin printing the next day.
January 9
On January 9, the legal team representing Trump will commence presenting its argument to the Washington, DC, Circuit Court of Appeals in an attempt to overturn a previous court decision that dismissed the former president's assertion of immunity in the election subversion case led by special counsel Jack Smith.
January 10
CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will moderate a Republican primary debate at Drake University in Des Moines, lowa, on January 10 at 9 p.m. ET.
January 11
The judge presiding over Trump's New York civil fraud trial is set to listen to closing arguments on January 11, aiming to deliver a verdict by the end of the month. However, Trump's legal team has already filed an appeal against the judge's summary judgment and is expected to appeal the final ruling in the trial.
January 15
Iowa Republicans on January 15 will cast their votes in the first-in-the nation caucuses, a critical nominating contest that can make or break a campaigns momentum.
January 16
The trial to determine damages in E. Jean Carroll's second lawsuit against Trump is scheduled to commence on January 16 following a judge's ruling that he was responsible for defamatory remarks. In a separate lawsuit, a civil jury has already mandated that the former president pay Carroll $5 million for battery and defamation after concluding that he sexually assaulted her.
January 21
CNN will host a Republican presidential primary debate at New England College in New Hampshire on January 21.
January 23
Voters in New Hampshire will head to the polls on January 23 to cast their votes in the Republican presidential primary election.
