House Speaker Mike Johnson traveled to the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse a couple of weeks ago to show his support of Donald Trump, and in the process, the Louisiana Republican made a familiar mistake. The GOP congressional leader began by dismissing the trial as a “sham,” before adding, “I think everybody in the country can see that for what it is.” The more Trump’s legal crises have intensified, the more common this refrain in Republican circles: It’s not just GOP partisans who are siding with... Read this story
