leading presidential candidates dealing with major legal distractions as they prepare to head into the first contest of the 2024 election season. on friday, a federal appeals court upheld most of a gag order barring former president trump from attacking certain witnesses, prosecutors and court staff. trump is vowing to appeal the ruling, which centers on his federal election subversion case. this comes as president biden hits the campaign trail just hours after his son was indicted again. hunter biden is now facing new federal tax evasion charges. prosecutors accuse him of a four-year tax evasion scheme and spending millions of dollars on things like drugs, escorts and exotic cars. if convicted on all nine criminal counts, he could face up to 17 years in prison. the charges come as house republicans continue to pressure hunter biden to testify at a congressional hearing and prepare to vote on a resolution to authorize an impeachment inquiry into president biden. paula reed ha