In any other U.S. presidential election cycle, the first Republican primary debate taking place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Aug. 23 would be just the usual frenzy.
But when the leading candidate Donald Trump has to surrender to authorities charged with plotting to overturn the previous election, the stakes are different.
Owen Fairclough reports.
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