{"id":2244332,"date":"2024-05-14T14:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T18:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-fundraises-off-trumps-hush-money-trial-in-new-york-city\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T14:39:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T18:39:58","slug":"speaker-johnson-fundraises-off-trumps-hush-money-trial-in-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-fundraises-off-trumps-hush-money-trial-in-new-york-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker Johnson capitalizes on Trump&#8217;s hush-money trial for fundraising in NYC"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fspeaker-johnson-fundraises-off-trumps-hush-money-trial-in-new-york-city%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=2244332&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--><p>House Speaker Mike\u200c Johnson (R-LA) seizes the opportunity\u200b to fundraise off\u200c Trump&#8217;s New York\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-judge-sets-date-for-trumps-first-criminal-trial\/\" title=\"Trump's initial criminal trial date fixed by New York judge\">hush-money trial<\/a>. Johnson labels the charges as politically motivated and corrupt, rallying support through \u2063his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marriott-att-airbnbheres-the-list-of-corporations-announcing-they-wont-donate-to-gop-lawmakers-who-objected-to-electoral-votes-from-contested-states\/\" title=\"Marriott, AT&#038;T, Airbnb\u2026Here\u2019s The List Of Corporations Announcing They Won\u2019t Donate To GOP Lawmakers Who Objected To Electoral Votes From Contested States\">political action committee<\/a>. The \u2062fundraising email accuses Democrats \u200cof\u2062 manipulating the trial to \u2064influence the 2024 election, emphasizing the critical impact on the nation&#8217;s future. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) capitalizes on\u200b Trump&#8217;s\u2062 New\u200b York hush-money trial,\u200b denouncing the charges as politically driven and rallying support through \u200dhis political action\u200b committee.\u200d The fundraising email accuses Democrats of using the trial to\u200c sway\u2064 the 2024 election, highlighting the profound implications \u200dfor\u2062 the country&#8217;s future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Speaker Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) is cashing in on Donald Trump\u2019s hush-money trial in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New\u00a0York\">New\u00a0York<\/a> just hours after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3003008\/speaker-johnson-trump-trial-nyc-cohen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>appearing alongside the former president<\/a> as he entered the Manhattan courthouse for the fifth week of his first criminal trial. <\/p>\n<p>Shortly after making remarks outside the courthouse, during which Johnson decried the charges as being politically motivated and corrupt, the House speaker\u2019s political action committee sent out a <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.winred.com\/mikejohnson\/livetrial-innewyork-ny\/?exitintent=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fundraising email <\/a>touting his defense of the former president. The email accuses Democrats of using Trump\u2019s trial to interfere with the 2024 election, urging supporters to chip in to end the \u201cpolitical hit job.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Donald Trump is on trial for one reason and one reason only: to interfere with our election. Democrats are weaponizing the justice system to defeat him,\u201d the missive states. \u201cDemocrats are putting their fingers on the scales to interfere with an election they know they\u2019d otherwise lose. They know they can\u2019t beat him at the ballot box \u2026 The stakes could not be any higher. The future of our country is on the line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump entered the Manhattan Criminal Court while being flanked by a number of GOP allies such as Johnson, who sought to serve as a voice for the former president as he must comply with a gag order prohibiting him from criticizing witnesses. Johnson used the opportunity to denounce Michael Cohen, Trump\u2019s former attorney who arrived for his second day on the stand to testify against the former president. <\/p>\n<p>A handful of other GOP allies were present at the courthouse on Tuesday, including Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who are both considered to be contenders as Trump\u2019s running mate. Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy were also there.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats were quick to criticize their GOP counterparts for showing their support to Trump during his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-selection-for-chauvin-trial-delayed\/\" title=\"Jury selection for Chauvin trial delayed\">high-profile trial<\/a>, accusing Republicans of pledging \u201cfealty to Trump\u2019s radical agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMike Johnson and House Republicans have all the wrong priorities,\u201d said Viet Shelton, a spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. \u201cRather than work to deliver for hardworking families, they are too busy being sycophants to Trump, joining him in court during his criminal trial just to make the wannabe dictator feel good (or to keep him from falling asleep).\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Johnson\u2019s support of Trump comes as the pair have become more publicly aligned in recent weeks as Trump backed Johnson during an ouster effort from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). <\/p>\n<p>The two appeared alongside each other for fundraisers at Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago resort, and the two have even crafted legislation together seeking to make it illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal elections. That bill came after the pair held a joint press conference last month to voice concerns about election integrity ahead of the November election.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shortly after appearing with Trump in court, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) seizes the opportunity to fundraise in New York amidst the hush-money trial. 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