Mike Johnson, Doug Burgum & other Republicans join Trump hush money trial in show of solidarity

Trump’s entourage on Tuesday include North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Florida representatives Byron Donalds and Cory Mills, and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who endorsed Trump after withdrawing from the race of the Republican presidential nomination.

However, Johnson arrived in New York when the US House was holding a crucial session to complete a vital business.

Speaking to reporters outside Manhattan court, Johnson said: “President Trump is innocent of these charges." Trump is facing the first 34 of 88 criminal charges as he is accused of making hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels to hide their alleged affair from the public ahead of US presidential elections.