The new Mar-a-Lago: Republicans show Trump loyalty with pilgrimage to NYC trial

By David Sivak
May 14, 2024 7:00 am

For almost a decade, Mar-a-Lago has been the destination for Republicans aligning themselves with former President Donald Trump.

From House speakers to congressional candidates, politicians have made the pilgrimage with the goal of currying favor with the man who will lead the party for a third presidential cycle in a row.

But with Trump stuck in New York City for his hush money trial, Republicans have found a new place to flock: the courtroom where the former president, charged with falsifying business records, will be cooped up for the next several weeks.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who led a lawsuit challenging the 2020 election results, appeared there two weeks ago, closer to the start of his trial, while Trump has been joined by congressional allies from Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) to Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) over the last few days.

On Tuesday, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will visit the courthouse, as will former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3002667/new-mar-a-lago-republicans-trump-loyalty-pilgrimage-trial/

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Trump arrives to court with son Eric, and entourage of supporters

Trump just entered the room followed by son Eric Trump and supporters like entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and North Dakota governor Doug Burgum.

Michael Cohen's testimony will resume shortly.

The thug was just doing his rounds of daily looting where he is never challenged.

See what happens when people see that Mayors and Govs. don't support police and criminal justice?

This reminds me of the America I grew up in…
https://www.usasupreme.com/video-a-thug-tried-stealing-a-womans-laptop-at-a-san-francisco-cafe-on-saturday-the-reaction-of-sf-citizens-surprised-everyone/

Israel could accidently give Biden's war machine a little love tap.

Kash Patel: Senior Military Officials Intentionally Delayed National Guard Deployment on January 6th
Rusty Weiss
8–10 minutes

People at the highest levels of government reportedly bypassed a direct, lawful command from President Trump because they were concerned about "optics."

Kash Patel, former chief of staff at the Department of Defense under President Donald Trump, insists recent closed-door congressional testimony demonstrates people at the highest levels of government willfully ignored an authorization by the former president to deploy troops to the Capitol on January 6th.

A New York Times article published last week outlines interviews and a public hearing with the House Administration Committee by multiple members of the Guard. The revelations can potentially dismantle the prevailing insurrection narrative in the media and shed light on political manipulations at the highest levels of government.

Ryan D. McCarthy, the Secretary of the Army at the time of the Capitol protest, according to the testimony, failed to deploy the National Guard to help Capitol Police restore order and instead “made a series of phone calls to lawmakers and members of the media.”

McCarthy was reportedly phoned three times with a request to deploy members by Gen. William J. Walker, then the commander of the D.C. Guard.

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https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2024/05/13/kash-patel-senior-military-officials-intentionally-delayed-national-guard-deployment-on-january-6th-n2174165