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Trump’s victory in Iowa puts him on track for comeback bid, despite criminal charges

DES MOINES, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump has passed the first milestone in what his allies hope will be a quick march to a third presidential nomination. Iowa Republicans on Monday put the defeated former president, facing four criminal cases involving allegations of multiple felonies, on track for another shot at the White House. Trump’s win in the Iowa caucuses came thanks to the ...
Icicles hang from a skywalk window as a snow plow clears streets downtown as severe freezing temperatures and snow have gripped Iowa during Iowa Caucus week on Jan. 14, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump has passed the first milestone in what his allies hope will be a quick march to a third presidential nomination.

Iowa Republicans on Monday put the defeated former president, facing four criminal cases involving allegations of multiple felonies, on track for another shot at the White House.

Trump’s win in the Iowa caucuses came thanks to the resolve of his die-hard supporters, who turned out on a bitterly cold night that state officials described as some of the worst weather for a caucus in half a century.

Even before voting had begun at some caucus locations, the Associated Press and television networks projected Trump’s victory based on polls of voters entering the caucus sites and results from key precincts.

The swift announcement drew an angry reaction from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who was locked in a tight race for second place with former

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