‘Donald Trump cult’ goes to trial – and is on display – in hush money case

NY: Donald Trump’s potential running mates and political allies have begun attending his hush money trial as they compete for his attention, attacking the case as a sham and accusing the U.S. judicial system of corruption.

Amid a notable lack of family or friends in court since the trial began last month, Republicans flew to New York this week to support the former president as he faces charges of falsifying business records to bury a damning story about an affair. with porn star Stormy. Daniels before the 2016 election.

House Speaker Mike Johnson was the highest-ranking Republican to attend the trial, along with a host of vice presidential hopefuls: Ohio Sen. JD Vance, North Dakota Gov. Doug Bergum, the firebrand conservative Vivek Ramaswamy and Florida Congressman Byron Donalds.

“I have a lot of surrogates and they are speaking very well,” Trump said, flanked by several of his colleagues dressed in a dark suit and red tie similar to his own.