Donald Trump calls New York fraud trial ‘terrible witch hunt’
Donald Trump is projected to be the overwhelming winner of the Iowa caucuses even as votes were still being cast across the state.
The former president told Iowa voters their support means he will be able to persecute and punish “liars, cheaters, thugs… and other quite nice people” as he campaigned in the Hawkeye State.
The Republican front runner was widely tipped to trounce rivals Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley when the Midwestern state went to the polls and also urged the locals to defy the harsh winter weather and cast their ballots even if they are “sick as a dog”, assuring them that even if they “passed away” shortly after voting, it would be “worth it”.
The ex-president also launched into attacks over the weekend on Judge Lewis Kaplan, overseeing the E Jean Carroll defamation trial in New York, after he was denied a delay so that he could attend his mother-in-law’s funeral, a date on which he will now be campaigning.
Mr Trump will appear at the courthouse on Tuesday before heading to New Hampshire to campaign there ahead of the state’s primary next week.
