Delay, delay, delay: Trump’s legal strategy proves effective as election nears

The ex-president heads towards election day free from courtroom distractions - but how will the pending cases play with voters?

For a man staring down years in prison and who claimed he was fighting a weaponised justice system aimed at keeping him from returning to the White House, Donald Trump has many reasons to celebrate.

Trump, who for years has fought legal woes on numerous fronts, has repeatedly won battles in criminal and civil proceedings that have insulated him from their potential consequences for the foreseeable future.