{"id":2090131,"date":"2023-11-04T14:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T18:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shock-as-speaker-johnsons-son-heads-to-court-lengthy-rap-sheet-stretching-back-to-2003\/"},"modified":"2023-11-04T14:13:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T18:13:06","slug":"shock-as-speaker-johnsons-son-heads-to-court-lengthy-rap-sheet-stretching-back-to-2003","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shock-as-speaker-johnsons-son-heads-to-court-lengthy-rap-sheet-stretching-back-to-2003\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Johnson&#8217;s son&#8217;s court appearance shocks with extensive rap sheet since 2003."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fshock-as-speaker-johnsons-son-heads-to-court-lengthy-rap-sheet-stretching-back-to-2003%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2090131&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Pro-lifers Walk the Walk: Speaker Johnson&#8217;s Son Faces Court with Troubled Past<\/h2>\n<p>Pro-lifers are often accused of being all talk \u200cand no\u200b action when it comes to helping kids after they\u200d are born. \u2064But new House Speaker Mike Johnson \u200ddoesn\u2019t just talk the talk; he walks\u200b the walk \u2014\u2063 even when the result isn\u2019t a storybook ending.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Tirrell James is the informally adopted son\u2062 of Johnson \u2063and his wife Kelly. On Wednesday,\u200c James made an appearance in a Los \u200bAngeles\u200b court to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutor-says-sedition-charges-possible-in-capitol-riot-cases-trump-may-be-criminally-culpable\/\" title=\"Prosecutor Says Sedition Charges Possible In Capitol Riot Cases, Trump May Be \u2018Criminally Culpable\u2019\">face charges related<\/a> to an illegal \u2063marijuana business and the possession of brass\u2062 knuckles, <a href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/p\/house-speaker-mike-johnson-adopted-son-court-drug-weapons-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radar Online<\/a> \u2064reported.<\/p>\n<p>James, now 40, \u2064met the\u2063 Johnsons through their Christian ministry as a teenager. When he became\u2064 homeless, the Johnsons took \u200chim in. They filed paperwork to become\u2063 his legal guardians in 1999 when he was 16.<\/p>\n<p>The Johnsons also have four biological children.<\/p>\n<p>Although James was never formally adopted by the Johnsons, the couple helped him get his \u200clife back on track. He referred to them \u200das his \u200cparents, and they considered him their son, a source told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12698545\/House-Speaker-Mike-Johnsons-adopted-son-court-drug-brass-knuckles.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, when James \u2063left the Johnsons\u2019 home as a young \u200badult, things quickly took a turn for the worse.<\/p>\n<p>Starting in 2003, he was arrested over a\u200d dozen times on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shock-as-speaker-johnsons-son-heads-to-court-lengthy-rap-sheet-stretching-back-to-2003\/\" title=\"Speaker Johnson's son's court appearance shocks with extensive rap sheet since 2003.\">charges <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-mike-tyson-reportedly-pummeled-has-extensive-criminal-record\/\" title=\"Man Mike Tyson Reportedly Pummeled Has Extensive Criminal Record\">including drug possession<\/a><\/a>, theft, weapons violations, and violating a protective order. He served two brief \u200bstints in jail, according \u200bto the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/11\/03\/news\/mike-johnsons-adopted-son-michael-t-james-says-hes-thankful-to-the-house-speakers-family-after-troubled-past-is-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, James\u2019 latest charges were diverted and will be dropped in 12 months if he completes community service.<\/p>\n<p>After Johnson\u2019s election as speaker, some critics accused him of excluding James from the family or even\u2063 fabricating\u200c his existence.<\/p>\n<h3>James&#8217; Choice\u2063 for Privacy<\/h3>\n<p>Johnson\u2019s office explained to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/exclusive-mike-johnson-speaks-out-about-adopted-black-son-1838599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a> \u200d that it was James\u2019 choice \u200cnot to be in the public eye. Johnson said he respects James\u2019\u2064 wishes for privacy and maintains a \u201cclose relationship\u201d with him.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to the Mail, James spoke highly of the Johnsons\u200d and acknowledged the sacrifices they had made for \u2064him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always felt loved like\u200c I \u2062was a part of their family,\u201d he said. \u201cThey have been there for me \u200cwhen I have\u2063 been \u2062lost \u2062and in the deepest valleys, \u200cand I know it was hard at times to constantly help someone who didn\u2019t \u200dalways get it right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2064 thank God all the time for giving them both\u2064 the strength, patience, and unwavering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dont-let-end-times-thinking-divert-attention-gods-trying-earth-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faith<\/a> that inspired me to do\u2062 better and be better. I respect, love,\u200c and admire them both.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the \u2064Johnsons hadn\u2019t \u2064taken me in as a teenager, my life would look very different today. \u200cI would probably be in prison or I might not have made\u2063 it\u200c at all,\u201d James added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rather-speaker-bows-god-blm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnson<\/a> told the \u2064Mail that \u201cGod intended for Michael \u2064to be \u200ba part of \u200dour lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKelly and I have always \u200dseen him as\u200d one of our own. Despite any mistakes he\u2019s made, we love Michael and are blessed to have him \u2064in our family,\u201d the speaker said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mike Johnson\u2019s adopted \u200cson says he\u2019s thankful to the House Speaker\u2019s family after \u200chis troubled\u2062 past is revealed <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uFsjOUuM9A\">https:\/\/t.co\/uFsjOUuM9A<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RA8dzaPoIq\">pic.twitter.com\/RA8dzaPoIq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1720535472269623303?\">November 3, \u20642023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A young couple taking\u2064 in a troubled, homeless teenager is an act of selflessness that\u2062 shows a commitment to living out the faith.<\/p>\n<p>Although the left will try to draw some kind \u2064of equivalency between James and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hunter-biden-seeks-sympathy-slams-gop-weaponization-addiction-self-serving-op-ed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hunter \u2062Biden<\/a>, their stories couldn\u2019t\u200b be more different.<\/p>\n<p>James was in his teens when he was taken in by the Johnsons. He had had years\u2062 of the\u200c wrong upbringing, and\u200b that is hard to overcome. He also \u2064hasn\u2019t used Johnson\u2019s political influence to \u2062get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-report-claim-burisma-cfo-literally-said-hired-hunter-protect-us-dad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cushy \u2064jobs<\/a> he isn\u2019t qualified for and line the family\u2019s pockets.<\/p>\n<p>But the real difference\u2064 between the two situations is that Johnson admits James\u2019 faults and allows him\u2064 to take\u200d responsibility for his \u200bactions, even when\u2063 it means jail time.<\/p>\n<p>The speaker\u2019s faith \u2064in action and unassuming Christian love are proof that\u2064 he is who he says he is, and that makes him all \u2063the more admirable.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from Our Founder:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every morning, we\u200b at The Western Journal wake up and pursue our\u200d mission of giving you the important \u200dinformation you need about what\u2019s \u2064happening\u2063 in America.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>We can\u2019t do that without your help<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">America has been on the receiving\u2062 end of false narratives. \u2064The purpose of these false narratives is to make you feel powerless. 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Our country hangs by a thread, and The Western Journal stands for truth in this difficult time.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Please stand with us by\u200c donating today.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Floyd G. Brown<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founder of The Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shock-speaker-johnsons-son-heads-court-lengthy-rap-sheet-stretching-back-2003\/\">Shock as Speaker Johnson&#8217;s Son\u2062 Heads \u2064to Court &#8211; Lengthy Rap\u200b Sheet Stretching Back to 2003<\/a> appeared \u200dfirst on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western\u200d Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>What \u200ddoes Mike Johnson do for a living?<\/h2>\n<p><span>James Michael Johnson\u2064 (born January 30, 1972) is an American politician serving as the 56th speaker of \u2062the United \u2064States House of Representatives since October\u200d 25,\u2062 2023. Achieve with\u2062 the title &#8220;Pro-lifers Walk the Walk: Speaker Johnson&#8217;s Son Faces Court with Troubled Past&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pro-life advocates\u2063 have long been\u2062 criticized for their focus on the rights and \u2062protection of \u2063unborn \u2064children, without enough\u200b attention and action towards supporting children after they are born. However,\u2064 House Speaker Mike\u200b Johnson has\u200c proven that he is\u2062 not just a pro-life advocate\u200d who talks the talk, but also someone who walks the walk, even when\u200d faced with unexpected challenges \u200band setbacks. This is exemplified\u2064 by his son, Michael Tirrell James, who recently appeared in court in Los Angeles to face charges related to \u2063an illegal marijuana business and possession\u2063 of brass knuckles.<\/p>\n<p>James, now 40, was informally adopted by the Johnsons and became a part of their family through\u200d their \u2062Christian ministry. When \u200che was \u200ca teenager and found\u2063 himself homeless, the Johnsons opened their hearts and \u200chome\u2063 to him. In 1999,\u2064 they filed paperwork to become\u200c his legal guardians when he\u2063 was 16 years old.\u2064 Though they never formally adopted James, they played a significant role in helping \u2064him get his life back on track, with James referring to them as his parents, and\u2064 they considering \u2064him their son.<\/p>\n<p>However, as James\u200c ventured out into adulthood, his life took a turn \u200bfor the worse. Starting in 2003, he faced numerous arrests on various charges, including drug possession, theft, weapons violations, and violating a protective order. He \u200dhad \u2063spent time in jail on two\u200d occasions, indicating the severity of his troubles.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges, James has been given a chance for redemption. On Wednesday, his latest\u200c charges were diverted, with the condition that\u2064 they will \u200cbe dropped in 12 months \u2063if\u2062 he completes community service. House Speaker Johnson&#8217;s unwavering support and belief in his son&#8217;s ability to turn his life around\u200b have undoubtedly played a significant role in providing James with this opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of Speaker Johnson have\u2064 questioned \u2064his relationship with James, speculating that he \u2064may have excluded his son from \u200cthe family or even fabricated his existence. However, Johnson&#8217;s office clarified that\u200c it was James&#8217; choice to remain\u200d out of the\u2062 public eye and that he maintains a close relationship with him, respecting\u200c his \u2062desire for privacy.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to \u200dthe media, James expressed \u200chis deep appreciation for the Johnsons and\u200d the sacrifices they have made\u200b for him. He mentioned feeling \u200dloved and a vital part of their family, \u200dacknowledging that they \u2063have been there for him during his lowest moments, even when he didn&#8217;t always make the \u2063right choices. James is grateful \u2062to God for giving the Johnsons the strength, patience, and unwavering \u2062support to help him navigate\u2063 through life&#8217;s challenges.<\/p>\n<p>This story serves as a \u200dreminder that \u200cpro-lifers, like House Speaker Mike Johnson,\u2062 are not just advocates for the rights of the unborn. They are individuals who go beyond words and take action\u200d to \u200csupport children even after they are born. It is a testament to the power of \u2064compassion and the\u2062 belief in the ability of individuals to change their circumstances. The Johnsons&#8217; commitment to James demonstrates that offering a helping hand and \u2063believing in someone&#8217;s potential can\u2062 make a \u2062world of difference, even amid\u2063 the most troubled pasts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-lifers face accusations of inaction after birth. However, House Speaker Mike Johnson proves otherwise. He not only talks about it but also takes action, even when the outcome isn&#8217;t perfect. 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