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Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks during a Caucus Night watch party in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 8, 2024. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A banner is displayed in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
The US Supreme Court is seen in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2024. The Supreme Court will hear Donald Trump's appeal of the Colorado ballot ban on Thursday. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo with the White House in the background, then-President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at the Ellipse, ahead of that day's insurrection at the Capitol. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters headquarters on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
FILE - Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis is shown in her office on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File) Ben Gray/AP hide caption
The US Supreme Court is seen in Washington, DC, on May 4, 2020 (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former US President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower for Manhattan federal court for the second defamation trial against him, in New York City on January 22, 2024. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images) CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
E. Jean Carroll arrives at Manhattan federal court in New York on Friday to attend closing arguments in her second defamation suit against former President Donald Trump. Later on Friday, the jury in the case ordered Trump to pay Carroll $83.3 million for defaming her. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Former US President Donald Trump waves as he departs for his sexual assault defamation trial in New York on Thursday, where he testified briefly. Writer Jean Carroll, 80, is seeking more than $10 million alleging that Trump defamed her when he mocked her sexual assault accusations. ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
