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As Biden presides over decline, could Trump's return to power loom?
Don’t cheer on his legal troubles: there is a serious chance Trump will be re-elected despite or even because of them — and that would be nothing to cheer about either, explains MARC VANDEPITTE

DONALD TRUMP is piling up scandals and lawsuits, but this does not seem to prevent him from getting re-elected, quite the contrary. He can count on a solid constituency and his rival Joe Biden is definitely not doing well in the polls. These are exciting but dangerous times.

Not hopeless at all

Scandals and lawsuits continue to haunt Trump, but for now, he does not have to go to jail and it is highly doubtful whether he will have to before the presidential election on November 5 2024. And even then, he could still run for president.

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