Former President Donald Trump is set to return to the campaign trail Saturday, traveling to Georgia and North Carolina for speeches at a pair of state Republican conventions as news of his federal indictment roils the party’s 2024 presidential race.

After three major campaign launches the GOP field is finally set — and as always, the 45th president’s antics are a shadow hanging over the race.

Republican strategists and political experts told Hearst Television that it's still too early to tell how the latest indictment could impact Trump's campaign, but the former president's support with Republicans has proven to be durable.

As the 2024 Republican presidential primary kicks into a higher gear this summer, Trump and the rest of the GOP field are bracing for the possibility that the former president — already facing state and federal felony criminal charges — could face two more rounds of indictments before voters even start casting ballots next year.

Several Republican candidates who are up against Trump in the next presidential election denounced the DOJ charges against the former president.

Following Trump's plea, the federal judge will adjourn the case for another date and allow attorneys an opportunity to review the indictment charges and make motions regarding the case, including seeking to have the charges dismissed or evidence suppressed.

After his first indictment in March, many speculated that Mr Trump would pay a political price. He did not. In the weeks after a New York City prosecutor brought charges of falsifying business records,