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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sidney Blumenthal

Donald Trump beat his opponents. But can he beat the courts?

***BESTPIX*** Former President Trump Holds Iowa Caucus Night Event In Des Moines<br>DES MOINES, IOWA - JANUARY 15: Former President Donald Trump speaks at his caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center on January 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowans voted today in the state’s caucuses for the first contest in the 2024 Republican presidential nominating process. Trump has been projected winner of the Iowa caucus. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***
‘Iowa was more than a political event. It was a religious experience for most of the caucus goers.’ Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Donald Trump’s most dangerous race is not with other Republican candidates, but against the law. In his political match, he faces no serious contest. His victory in the Iowa caucuses results was crushing. But in his legal trials, he is on the run. For Trump, the legal is the political.

The calendars overlap. His overarching strategy is not so much calculated to defeat his feeble Republican opponents but to delay his trials by any gambit necessary. The delays give him space to depict himself as a martyr, taking the slings and arrows for his believers, who are his hope to rescue him.

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