WACO, Texas, (Reuters) - Die-hard fans of Donald Trump flocked to the ex-president’s election rally in Waco, Texas, yesterday, brimming with defiance as their favored candidate faces legal peril from prosecutors and mixed polling ahead of next year’s Republican primary elections.

The legal threats hanging over the former president were front of mind for some attendees, many of whom flashed signs saying “WITCH HUNT.”

Trump is facing allegations he violated campaign finance laws for paying hush money to an adult film actress ahead of the 2016 election - an investigation being led by prosecutors in Manhattan. A special counsel appointed by the Department of Justice is investigating allegations he hoarded top-secret documents and masterminded a plot seeking to overturn the 2020 election.