Donald Trump demanded Speaker Mike Johnson help him 'overturn' his criminal conviction on charges of falsifying business documents.
Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson hold a press conference at Mar-a-Lago estate on April 12, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida.may be the first American president convicted of a felony, but he has no plans to let his conviction stand — and he’s enlisting congressional Republicans to help him undermine the case. with certain hardline members of his party — has attempted to stave off efforts for his removal by positioning himself as a close ally to the former president.
Trump has lobbied House Republicans to pass a law that would effectively shield presidents — both current and former — from non-federal prosecutions. Last year, Rep. Russell Fry introduced the “No More Political Prosecutions Act of 2023,” a law that would allow presidents and vice presidents to move state or civil cases against them to federal court. Johnson is one of the primary co-sponsors of the bill.
Trump will visit the Capitol on Thursday to talk to Republican lawmakers about his plans for a second term in office. It will be Trump’s first time in Congress since the Jan. 6 insurrection, and Johnsonon Wednesday if he plans to speak with the former president about not fomenting another attack and committing to respecting the peaceful transfer of power. “Of course, he respects that,” Johnson replied, “and we all do.
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