Former President Donald Trump's legal troubles have resurfaced with 34 counts of falsifying business records. The indictment unsealed last week alleges that he hid a payment to an adult-film actress before the 2016 presidential election. Trump's lawyers have until August to file challenges to the case. On Tuesday, prosecutors floated a trial date in January, while Trump's legal team suggested a spring 2024 date would be more "realistic." Trump's arraignment on criminal charges in New York City on April 4 may actually be the high point for his 2024 presidential candidacy as his mounting troubles probably mean he can't win a general election under normal circumstances. Meanwhile, a private attorney said that the right to decide for themselves what qualities or aspects of a candidate's bio and experience should or shouldn't be considered disqualifying is one of the most important rights voters are guaranteed under the Constitution. Some Democrats had introduced legislation to prevent Trump from holding federal office again, but as a public defender, it's important to remind any self-styled progressives that this remedy would actually be a bad thing for democracy.