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May 15, 2024

House Speaker Mike Johnson Visits Trump Trial & Bashes Prosecution
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Prosecutors are wrapping up their case in the criminal hush money and
election interference trial of former President Donald Trump. On
Tuesday, Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen admitted that he misled the
Federal Election Commission about hush money payments made to adult film
star Stormy Daniels. Cohen said he did so in order to "demonstrate
loyalty to Mr. Trump." House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senator J.D. Vance
and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum were among several Trump allies to
show up at the New York courthouse on Tuesday and do what Trump can't do
- bash the prosecution and attack Michael Cohen's testimony.


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