A significant number of House Republicans traveled to New York City to show their support for former President Donald Trump during his ongoing hush money trial. Among the lawmakers present were Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Eli Crane (R-AZ), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Bob Good (R-VA), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Andy Ogles (R-TN), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL). This gathering marks the largest attendance yet by GOP lawmakers at the trial, reflecting a growing trend among Republicans to publicly support Trump. The presence of these lawmakers at the courthouse resulted in their absence from the Capitol, potentially affecting legislative business. The trial, which includes testimony from Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen, is seen as a loyalty test for Republican members of Congress. Gaetz and Boebert took front-row seats and held a press conference attacking the legal system.
"Standing back, and standing by, Mr. President," Gaetz wrote as he posted a photo on social media of him with other congressional Republicans standing behind Trump in a hallway outside the courtroom. https://t.co/6p153KnLe8
Nearly a dozen House Republicans showed up in Manhattan outside the courthouse of former President Donald Trump’s trial on Thursday, disrupting scheduled legislative business in the Capitol in the process. https://t.co/bN6Vm7FOyy
Florida Reps. Gaetz and Luna the latest GOP leaders to appear at court with Trump https://t.co/kadoQde4Js
WASHINGTON ― Republicans in Congress have found a new way to prove their loyalty to Donald Trump: flock to New York City and attack the U.S. legal system at the courthouse where his criminal hush money trial is underway. https://t.co/my2lTvyPd3
The parade of lawmakers traveling to NY to support former Pres. Trump during his hush money trial continued Thursday. Inside the courtroom, Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz were seated in the front row, just behind Trump. https://t.co/ZefavsvUAA
Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert back Trump at New York trial https://t.co/iAqBq6CyrC https://t.co/Q8g9t6E7L6
Nearly a dozen House Republicans flocked to Trump's criminal trial in New York City, the largest attendance yet by GOP lawmakers. The trial is rapidly becoming the essential Trump loyalty test for Republican members of Congress. https://t.co/YpBNuP3cwm
Several Republican lawmakers showed up at a New York City courthouse on Thursday to show support for President #DonaldTrump during his hush money trial amid testimony from the real estate mogul's former lawyer and convicted felon #MichaelCohen. https://t.co/VjiUkFFP4K https://t.co/o5b3yObvNc
Almost a dozen House Republicans showed up on Thursday at the courthouse in Manhattan where Donald Trump’s criminal trial is being held. Their absence at the Capitol meant the party risked ceding its control of the House floor while in session. https://t.co/5XKsbHVb62 https://t.co/3vg8N4jhj3
WATCH: Boebert, Gaetz, other GOP representatives speak outside Trump trial in Manhattan https://t.co/myAkyZDOYy
At the Trump hush money trial Florida Representative Matt Gaetz said he’s ‘Standing back and standing by, Mr. President,’ referring to Trump’s infamous direction to the far-right Proud Boys. Meanwhile, Lauren Boebert faced chants of ‘Beetlejuice.’ https://t.co/kwXBewBVVd
Reps. Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert spoke outside the courthouse, calling the charges against Trump a "scam" and pledging their support to the former president. https://t.co/3UWHMZIuhw https://t.co/StaTXvgYHC
Led by Trump loyalists Rep. Matt Gaetz and Rep. Lauren Boebert, nine GOP lawmakers trooped into the courtroom to back the party’s presumptive presidential nominee. "We are 100% behind him!" Boebert tweeted. https://t.co/4aKy9NTIdx
At least nine Republican lawmakers including Reps. Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, Andy Biggs, traveled to New York to appear in court alongside former President Trump on Thursday, the latest in a string of GOP lawmakers to attend the hush money trial. https://t.co/RJSBaFz7Gg
Rep. Lauren Boebert attends Donald Trump’s hush money trial, taking front-row seat in show of support https://t.co/gaG2ddsurD
NEW: @MattGaetz and @realAnnaPaulina Luna head to court with Trump “Standing back and standing by, Mr. President." https://t.co/kadoQde4Js
.@RepBoebert says, "Mr. President, we stand with you" Republican legislators including @MattGaetz and Lauren Boebert held a press conference Thursday morning in support of President Trump as he faces political persecution in NYC court WATCH: https://t.co/gfC1hlLyV4 https://t.co/E6Z7ShIgoB
BOEBERT AND GAETZ SUPPORT TRUMP AT HUSH MONEY TRIAL Reps. Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz attended Trump's criminal hush money trial in New York, to show support. Boebert took to X, questioning the judge's daughter's involvement in Democratic campaigns. Gaetz echoed Trump's… https://t.co/mJikdMBEVM https://t.co/LE3EC9lbRi
Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Lauren Boebert of Colorado attended former President Donald Trump's criminal trial Thursday, making them the latest Republican allies to show support for the presumptive GOP nominee as he campaigns from the courthouse. https://t.co/wISehsApkj
Members of Congress at the courthouse with Trump today: Rep. Mike Waltz Rep. Bob Good Rep. Diana Harshbarger Rep. Matt Gaetz Rep. Andy Biggs Rep. Eli Crane Rep. Ralph Norman Rep. Lauren Boebert Rep. Michael Cloud Rep. Andy Ogles Rep. Anna Paulina Luna
House Republicans with former President Trump at his NYC trial today include Freedom Caucus Chair Good and Reps. Biggs, Boebert, Cloud, Crane Gaetz, Harshbarger, Luna, Norman, Ogles and Waltz https://t.co/JfaCZ4Ipop https://t.co/kwwzOJrlKG
BREAKING: Trump Addresses the Nation Outside Manhattan Courthouse, Joined by Reps. Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, Mike Waltz, Andy Biggs, Ralph Norman, Bob Good, Michael Cloud, Anna Paulina Luna, Andy Ogles, Diana Harshbarger, and Eli Crane. WATCH https://t.co/Ghao2tRzMq
🚨 FROM INSIDE THE TRUMP COURTROOM: Reps. Gaetz, Luna, Boebert, Good, Crane, and Biggs Thanks for standing with our President! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/BwlsGxt14N
GOP firebrands Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert back Trump at New York trial https://t.co/dKr8zE0K8v
BREAKING: Gaetz, Boebert, Luna, Good, Crane, Biggs Inside the Trump courtroom https://t.co/h0JIUqth7c
BREAKING: Rep. Matt Gaetz and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and Rep. Andy Ogles are joining Trump in court today https://t.co/208AD4MTPI
BREAKING: Rep. Matt Gaetz and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna are joining Trump in court today. https://t.co/iJBkHkjZsG
Full list of House Republicans attending Trump’s trial today, per @KateSullivanDC: Mike Waltz Bob Good Diana Harshbarger Matt Gaetz Andy Biggs Eli Crane Ralph Norman Lauren Boebert Michael Cloud Andy Ogles Anna Paulina Luna
From colleague John Roberts. Trump Congressional surrogates today at courthouse in NY: Rep. Mike Waltz Rep. Bob Good Rep. Diana Harshbarger Rep. Matt Gaetz Rep. Andy Biggs Rep. Eli Crane Rep. Ralph Norman Rep. Lauren Boebert Rep. Michael Cloud Rep. Andy Ogles Rep. Anna Paulina…
The former president entered the courtroom flanked by one of his largest entourages of the trial, including a large group of lawmakers like Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.). Follow live: https://t.co/x1KY22pKfO https://t.co/FC3OmJ0fg9
Some House Republicans are at court in NY to support Trump at his hush money trial today https://t.co/OporgRECNu
Group of House GOPers headed to NY for Trump trial today
Here are some lawmakers who are expected in New York Thursday to show support for former President Trump as his trial resumes: Reps. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Eli Crane (R-AZ), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Bob Good (R-VA), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Andy Ogles (R-TN), Matt…
Here are the lawmakers who are expected in New York Thursday to show support for former President Trump as his trial resumes: Reps. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Eli Crane (R-AZ), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Bob Good (R-VA), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Andy…
A large House GOP group is discussing a trip to New York to back up Donald Trump at his hush money trial — joining a growing Republican trend. https://t.co/qqVLse8kt0