- A long list of prominent GOP politicians have flocked to Trump’s ongoing trial in Manhattan.
- They include the speaker of the House, one governor, and several senators and House members.
- It’s an effort to show loyalty — and for some, boost their VP chances.
Former President Donald Trump’s hush-money trial in New York is suddenly the biggest magnet for ambitious Republican politicians hoping to demonstrate their loyalty.
In recent weeks, the Manhattan criminal courthouse has played host to the speaker of the House, several GOP senators and vice-presidential contenders, over a dozen House members, and even two state attorneys general.
It’s resulted in at least one senator missing a vote, the postponing of a congressional mark-up, and a bevy of Republican heavyweights turning themselves into attack dogs for the presumptive 2024 nominee — who remains barred from criticizing jurors and witnesses via a gag order.
And Trump has yet to receive a courtroom visit from his own wife, Melania.
Here are all of the Republicans who’ve flocked to the trial so far.