U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson became the highest-ranking Republican to show up at court with Donald Trump on Tuesday, using his powerful position to attack the hush money case against the former president as an illegitimate “sham.”
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00:03 I called President Trump and told him I wanted to be here myself to call out what
00:08 is a travesty of justice.
00:10 And I think everybody around the country can see that.
00:14 President Trump is a friend and I wanted to be here to support him.
00:17 It's painfully obvious that we're now six months out from an election day.
00:22 And that's the reason.
00:23 That is the reason why they brought these charges here and across the country.
00:27 The star witness here is Michael Cohen.
00:30 I just listened to a few moments of his testimony this morning and
00:33 it is consistent with what he's already done.
00:36 This is a man who is clearly on a mission for personal revenge.
00:41 And who is widely known as a witness who has trouble with the truth.
00:46 He is someone who has a history of perjury and is well known for it.
00:50 The crime that they are accusing President Trump of
00:52 is falsification of business records.
00:55 But I think everybody knows he is not the bookkeeper for his company.
00:59 President Trump is innocent of these charges.
01:02 It's impossible for anybody to deny that looks at this objectively.
01:05 That the judicial system in our country has been weaponized against
01:08 President Trump.
01:10 Again, I came here again today on my own to support President Trump.
01:15 Because I am one of hundreds of millions of people and
01:19 one citizen who is deeply concerned about this.
01:21 And so I'm glad to be here.
01:22 Thank you.