Speaker Johnson: ‘They Are Doing This Intentionally,’ Keeping Trump in Court to Prevent Him from Campaigning

Johnson: “President Trump is is a friend and I wanted to be here to support him. I’m here speaking with you outside because the court won’t allow us to speak inside the building. That’s just one of the many things that are wrong here. This is the fifth week that President Trump has been in court for this sham of a trial. They are doing this intentionally to keep him here and keep him off of the campaign trail. I think everybody in the country can see that for what it is. I’m an attorney, I’m a former litigator myself. I am disgusted by what is happening here, what is being done here to our entire system of justice overall, The people are losing faith right now, in this country, in our institutions. They are losing faith in our system of justice. And the reason for that is because they see it being abused, as it is being done here in New York. The facts here are very important. Facts are always important in a trial, or at least they’re supposed to be. The president’s actions in this matter were previously reviewed and no charges were filed. Why is that? Because there’s no crime here. Now, eight years later, suddenly they resurrected this thing. They brought it back. And why is that? Well, just apply common sense. Everyone can see. It’s painfully obvious that we are now six months out from an Election Day, and that’s the reason. That is the reason why they brought these charges here and across the country.”