House Speaker Mike Johnson describes himself as a ChristianĀ before anything else. He hasĀ saidĀ his ā€œfaith informs everything I do.ā€ He hasĀ toldĀ people curious about his views to ā€œpick up a Bible.ā€ His wifeĀ reportedlyĀ runs a counseling service whose operating agreement, which he himself notarized,Ā states, ā€œWe believe and the Bible teaches that any form of sexual immorality, such as adulteryā€¦is sinful and offensive to God.ā€Ā He hasĀ saidĀ he and his son use a software program called Covenant Eyes to ensure neither is looking at porn.

Given all this, you may think that Johnson would not be comfortable showing up to a criminal trial to defend a guy who allegedly had an affair with an adult film star (according to the adult film star anyway, though Trump denies it), paid her to stay quiet about the alleged affair, and then was accused of covering up said payment. But you would think wrong!

On Tuesday, Johnson attendedĀ Donald Trumpā€™s hush money trial in Manhattan, whereā€”prior to the proceedings getting underwayā€”the congressional leader nodded approvingly at Trump from behind a metal barrier, like a groupie at his favorite bandā€™s concert.

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    6 months ago

    Right, thatā€™s why the FEC and Braggs office declined to prosecute the case already, and then wouldnā€™t ya know, campaign season rolls around and all the sudden itā€™s being prosecuted. Iā€™m just not that naive. I see it for what it is although I do expect a guilty verdict to come and then to get overturned on appeal

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      6 months ago

      Youā€™re just imagining facts that are convenient to what you want to think but are not true. This case has been in the works for years. It didnā€™t just happen recently all of the sudden because it is election season.

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        6 months ago

        Yeah, it was in the works before and 2 courts declined to prosecute it, one being the very court that itā€™s being tried in now, the other being the Federal Election Commission. Iā€™m not imagining anything. Thatā€™s just the facts bud