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Republican voter event in New Hampshire comes after Trump is told to pay $5m in damages to E Jean Carroll
Good evening, US politics blog readers and thanks for joining us as we cover CNN’s town hall with Donald Trump, the former president who polls indicate is the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. Moderated by host Kaitlan Collins, the event starts at 8 pm eastern time in New Hampshire, and will see Trump take questions from an audience of Republican and undeclared voters.
Here are a few ideas of what they might ask:
What’s his reaction to the finding by a federal jury on Tuesday that he was civilly liable for sexually abusing and defaming advice columnist E Jean Carroll? The verdict in the suit was one of the biggest legal losses Trump has suffered recently, and in that regard, he doesn’t appear to be out of the woods yet…
What will happen if he’s indicted by a grand jury for tampering with the 2020 election, hiding classified documents, or instigating the January 6 insurrection? Justice department-appointed special counsel Jack Smith is looking into all of the above, while Atlanta-area district attorney Fani Willis is investigating his attempts to overturn Joe Biden’s win in Georgia three years ago.
Would he back a national abortion ban? Abortion opponents are a major voting bloc for Republicans, but Trump has demurred as to whether he would support banning the practice nationwide.
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