Iowa Republicans say Donald Trump’s arrest has provoked widespread outrage over what they see as an abuse of prosecutorial power — a sentiment that could boost the former president’s standing in the first-in-the-nation caucus state.
Trump — who once famously proclaimed on the Iowa campaign trail that he could “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” without losing votes — has weathered scandals, two impeachments, a 2020 election loss and disappointing midterm results.
