Donald Trump has clinched the nomination to lead the GOP in a third consecutive presidential election. He will formally accept the nomination at the Republican National Convention in July. However, he could be in the remarkable position of being both a presidential candidate and convicted felon as his first trial is set to begin on March 25.
Donald Trump , whose single turbulent term in the White House transformed the Republican Party, tested the resilience of democratic institutions in the U.S. and threatened alliances abroad, will lead the GOP in a third consecutive presidential election after clinching the nomination Tuesday. Trump surpassed the 1,215-delegate threshold needed to become the presumptive Republican nominee.
He'll formally accept the nomination at the Republican National Convention in July, by which point he could be in the remarkable position of being both a presidential candidate and convicted felon. Trump has been indicted in four separate criminal investigations and his first trial, which centers on payments made to a porn actress, is set to begin March 25 in New York City
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