Nate Cohn: “If the trial goes as scheduled and lasts ‘no longer’ than four to six weeks, as the government said in a filing, around two-thirds of the delegates to the Republican convention will be awarded during the trial of the party’s front-runner but, in all likelihood, before a verdict.”
“A March trial could easily become the center of gravity of the primary season — the fact that structures the opportunities available to Mr.
Trump and his rivals. It could even start to affect the calculations of the candidates today.”