In the last week before the 2024 election, Trump alternates between the legal system and the campaign road
In an attempt to draw attention away from his trailing Republican rivals, Donald Trump is using the last stretch before the Iowa caucuses as a platform for his accusations of political persecution.
This week's scheduled balancing act between Trump's court hearings and campaign activities will serve as a metaphor for the whole race being overshadowed by the former president's legal woes.
He is now the strongest front-runner for a presidential candidature in years because of his tactic of basing his campaign on his fabrication that he won the 2020 election, which is at the centre of two of his four impending criminal prosecutions. He has also made clear calls for "retribution."
It has further hampered attempts to discredit him as a strong nominee by his main competitors, former Sout...