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Editorial: The courthouse parade of GOP officials courting defendant Trump is a disgrace

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy listen as former U.S. President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he arrives for his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to an extramarital affair with Stormy Daniels, at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 14, 2024, in New York City.

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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