Donald Trump’s Republican base has ‘a lot of sympathy’ for him over legal battles

US Political Analyst Aidan Smith says there is “a lot of sympathy” for Donald Trump in his Republican base, regarding his legal battles. Mr Smith told Sky News Australia that for a common swing voter hearing the crime accusations, it would “hurt” Donald Trump’s candidacy. “I think a lot of commentators who are really contrarian about this and insisted that the convictions would somehow help him – just doesn’t really seem to be following through in terms of poll numbers.”