CLEVELAND — Republican delegates went to extraordinary lengths to protect Donald Trump, neutering their institutional power over of his nomination.

Delegates serving on an influential committee moved, on the eve of the convention that will formally nominate Trump, to strengthen party rules that bind their votes to the presidential candidate that won the primary or caucus in their state.

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