Possible Trump trial plunges US 2024 race into uncharted territory

WASHINGTON (AFP) — US voters on Wednesday surveyed a uniquely volatile 2024 presidential election landscape, where the leading Republican candidate, Donald Trump, now faces trial and the incumbent, Joe Biden, has not even confirmed he’s running. Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to 34 felony charges linked to alleged attempts to silence damaging personal information during his triumphant 2016 race for the White House. The man who went from 1980s playboy real estate magnate to TV reality show star in the 2000s, then right-wing populist president, made history as the first serving or former commander in chief to face a…