Editorial: The courthouse parade of GOP officials courting defendant Trump is a disgrace
by Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune
May 15, 2024
3 minutes
The procession of Republican Party standard-bearers through a New York City courtroom to pay fealty to and express outrage on behalf of Donald Trump hasn’t been surprising. But it has been depressing.
On Tuesday, it was Mike Johnson’s turn. Yes, the speaker of the House, second in line to the presidency, saw fit to take time out of his packed schedule to attend the trial of a former president charged with attempting to cover up hush-money payments to former adult entertainer Stormy Daniels to keep her from exposing their alleged 2006 tryst in the run-up to the 2016
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