BY CONSERVATIVE PATRIOTS — JUN 1, 2024
Speaker Johnson Pulls Surprise Move For Trump After Guilty Conviction
Speaker Johnson Pulls Surprise Move For Trump After Guilty Conviction
Following the jury's 34-count conviction of former President Donald Trump in the controversial New York hush-money case, House Speaker Mike Johnson has responded strongly.
In an interview with Fox News, Johnson condemned what he described as “the weaponization of our justice system” and predicted that Trump would “appeal this absurd verdict.”

When host Ainsley Earhardt asked Johnson about the implications of the sentencing date set for July 11th, which is after the first debate, she inquired, “How is that going to affect the RNC? What if he has home confinement? He can’t go? Does the convention still happen? Does he zoom in on the screen? How does he campaign if he goes to prison? What does that look like? Will he be in prison with the Secret Service on Election Day?”

Johnson responded, “We’re in uncharted waters, right? Obviously, there is no prohibition against him being elected president, even if he is confined somewhere. But I certainly hope that doesn’t happen. You know, there is lots of discussion, we talked about it all last night, there will be more discussion today about how we might adjust things in the schedule and all of that.”
He continued, “But I will tell you what will happen. I predict this will increase turnout on our side. He will win, decisively. He will become the next president. He was already, as I said, crushing Joe Biden in the polls. I think as this plays out and people get more and more frustrated about it, I think it will help us and that huge enthusiasm gap that already existed between the Trump and Biden campaigns will be even wider. People now see Donald Trump as a symbol of something. He is more than just an individual. He is a symbol of fighting back against this government corruption, the deep state, the bureaucracy and all the rest. And we need his leadership in the White House now more than ever.”