Speaker Mike Johnson's appearance at Trump's felony trial marks a remarkable moment in US politics
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U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has become the highest-level Republican to attend court with Donald Trump for his hush money trial, a signal of the former president’s grip on the GOP as the country heads toward the November election