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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Rachel Leingang and Sam Levine

Trump’s resounding Iowa win shows his 2020 election lie is working

Donald Trump arrives at a watch party during the 2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday.
Donald Trump arrives at a watch party during the 2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

For anyone else running for public office, a laundry list of criminal charges after attempting to overthrow an election would be a liability.

For Donald Trump and his vehement followers, the court cases don’t show accountability – they show a conspiracy against their leader, one worthy of doubling down their support.

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