Devout Christian Mike Johnson Shows Up to Hush Money Trial to Defend a Guy Accused of Cheating on His Wife With a Porn Star
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Yes, the same Mike Johnson who says he and his son use special software to ensure neither is looking at porn.

House Speaker Mike Johnson describes himself as a Christian before anything else. He has said his “faith informs everything I do.” He has told people curious about his views to “pick up a Bible.” His wife reportedly runs a counseling service whose operating agreement, which he himself notarized, states, “We believe and the Bible teaches that any form of sexual immorality, such as adultery…is sinful and offensive to God.” He has said he and his son use a software program called Covenant Eyes to ensure neither is looking at porn.

Given all this, you may think that Johnson would not be comfortable showing up to a criminal trial to defend a guy who allegedly had an affair with an adult film star (according to the adult film star anyway, though Trump denies it), paid her to stay quiet about the alleged affair, and then was accused of covering up said payment. But you would think wrong!

On Tuesday, Johnson attended Donald Trump’s hush money trial in Manhattan, where—prior to the proceedings getting underway—the congressional leader nodded approvingly at Trump from behind a metal barrier, like a groupie at his favorite band’s concert.

  • cammoblammo@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Damn, she must have crumbled when Trump’s lawyers brought that up when cross-examining her. As far as the jury is concerned, that would be game over for the prosecution.

    Trump’s lawyers did bring that up, didn’t they?

      • ghterve@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        Ah but how convenient it is that anything we look up that doesn’t fit your narrative can simply be dismissed as being the MSM which obviously has an anti Trump agenda and therefore is a lie. That’s pretty convenient, yes? It is almost like that’s exactly why Trump made up this whole MSM is liars who are out to get him thing. He has even tried to turn “doesn’t like Trump” into an insult that he then uses against anyone not supporting his lies to try to discredit them so that his own lies seem more believable.

        I hope you can eventually see out of his cloud of lies, deception, and manipulation. It may be painful briefly, but you’ll eventually start seeing all the ways you have been manipulated. It will eventually feel good like a nice warm blanket to finally be free of it.

        • Cincinnatus@lemmy.world
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          7 months ago

          Btw, Trump didn’t just make it up about the MSM lying. It’s pretty obvious to anyone willing to venture outside the MSM bubble. Things like the Russia hoax, the burying of the Hunter laptop story, waiting until campaign season to bring every case they’ve got and then saying it’s not political, or spending 3 years telling everyone the border is secure and closed, refusing to say certain words or phrases such as illegal alien, and anytime someone calls them out on something they just tell everyone you’re a racist MAGA supporter, etc. are all examples of the fake news that Trump talks about.