https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-election-criminal-cases-presidency-2024-11

Not only is the presidency on the line for Donald Trump in the 2024 election, but so are his four criminal indictments.

Winning would largely free the former president for the foreseeable future from dealing with his criminal cases. Losing to Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris means he must face these cases head-on.

"Setting politics aside, there is a lot at stake legally for Trump" in the November 5 election, former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told Business Insider.

Here's what will happen with Trump's four criminal cases — two federal and two state — if he wins or loses this year's presidency.

>The New York hush-money case

Whether Trump wins or loses the election, he will have a mandatory November 26 Manhattan sentencing date on his calendar.

Trump, the first US president convicted of a crime, faces anywhere from zero to four years in jail for his May conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up his $130,000 hush-money payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels.

There is some chance that date will be delayed. Trump has promised to fight his indictment and conviction in New York's appellate courts. He will argue that the evidence in the case includes acts that were done in his official role as president — evidence that is barred under July's landmark US Supreme Court presidential immunity decision.

Once he's sentenced, experts say more appeals could keep even a jail sentence on hold for years — though a jail sentence is highly unlikely, a quartet of former New York judges previously told BI.

Winning the presidency would extend things even further, as Trump could argue he's too busy running the country to tend to his personal legal issues.