'He could pay a price for doing the wrong thing,' warned one senior House Democrat.
House Speaker Mike Johnson , Rep. Cory Mills and Vivek Ramaswamy at the Manhattan Criminal Court on May 14, 2024. Photo: Justin Lane/Pool/AFP via Getty Images's appearance at former President Trump's criminal trial on Tuesday is dismaying the House Democrats who saved his job less than a week ago.The trip is sending ripples through the Democratic ranks and is already being raised in leadership circles, multiple senior House Democrats told Axios.
"We didn't want to put him in a position where he paid a price for doing the right thing ... but he could pay a price for doing the wrong thing," the lawmaker said. "People are just absolutely shocked that this is where we've sunk," said Rep. Becca Balint , who said the trial visit will "absolutely ... be part of the calculation" on a future motion to table.
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