By David Lightman | Sacramento Bee
Former President Donald Trump’s federal trial concerning his role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election is scheduled to begin March 4.
The very next day — March 5 — California voters head to the polls for the state’s Republican presidential primary. Trump’s trial certainly could have an impact on the outcome of the primary, the biggest single haul of Republican convention delegates in one state. But whether the back-to-back dates will be a boost or a bust for Trump is anybody’s guess.
“Trump’s trial date right before the California GOP primary will reverberate,” said Christian Grose, academic director at the University of Southern California Schwarzenegger Institute.
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