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    House Speaker Mike Johnson made an appearance  at Donald Trump’s hush money trial Tuesday in an unofficial declaration that the GOP is opposed to the rule of law—a photo op likely designed to shore up his own support among hard-liners. “President Trump is a friend, and I wanted to be here to support him,” Johnson said. “I’m here speaking with you outside because the court won’t allow us to speak inside the building. That’s just one of the many things that are wrong here.” YouTube...

  • Trump, the trial and a second term: The view from Speaker Mike Johnson's desk

    WASHINGTON — On the car ride from Trump Tower to the Manhattan courthouse Tuesday, former President Donald Trump was venting to Speaker Mike Johnson about the first 16 days of his hush money trial and how it’s kept him off the campaign trail. “He’s clearly frustrated that he’s been tied up now for the fifth week in this trial that has no merit, that prosecutors had already passed on eight years ago, that they can’t define any crime that he has supposedly committed and the entire case is based...

  • Letters to the Editor: Mike Johnson showed up at Trump's trial. Is that part of the speaker's job?

    To the editor: Are you kidding me? House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Sen. J.D.Vance (R-Ohio), Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and others have sat in the Manhattan courtroom this week where Donald Trump is on trial to show their support for the former president. ("Michael Cohen is boring, and that’s trouble for Trump," column, May 14) How ironic that they are in the building where the Central Park Five were wrongly convicted in 1990 but ultimately exonerated of crimes for which then-citizen...