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On January 15, 2024, Trump didn’t suffer a conventional defeat. He did something more revealing: he turned a massive caucus win into proof that a party can be conquered even while its nominee remains a walking liability. The result was less a comeback than a live demonstration of Republican surrender, with the legal and ethical tab still waiting on the edge of the bar.
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The E. Jean Carroll defamation trial opened on the same day Trump was celebrating Iowa, reminding everyone that his legal problems were still rolling forward. Even the victory night could not hide the fact that another courtroom fight was already underway.
Trump won the Iowa Republican caucuses decisively on Jan. 15, 2024, taking about 51% of the vote. The result reinforced, rather than resolved, the party’s dependence on him.