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Unsinkable: Trump riding wave of wins

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Former US President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shakes hands with US Senator from Ohio and 2024 Republican vice-president candidate J. D. Vance (R) during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 15, 2024. [AFP]

After dodging a bullet at a rally and seeing the US Supreme Court bolster his presidential immunity claims this month, Donald Trump was handed another gift Monday: the dismissal of his classified documents case.

As the only president ever to be twice impeached -- and twice acquitted -- and the country's only ex-president convicted of criminal charges, the septuagenarian has often struggled to stay afloat.

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