Former President Donald Trump sought help from Republicans in Congress to possibly overturn the conviction in his Manhattan criminal trial, according to a new report.
On Thursday, Politico Playbook published a new report that claimed to detail part of Trump’s reaction to the guilty verdict reached by a jury in New York City for a case involving hush money payments made to former adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
According to the report, Trump called House Speaker Mike Johnson, saying: “We have to overturn this.” The report said that Johnson appeared to be sympathetic with Trump’s efforts and the House Speaker already believed that House Republicans could play in a role in overturning the conviction.
Newsweek reached out to Trump’s spokesperson via email for comment.
A person familiar with the matter told Newsweek on Thursday that Johnson and Trump have spoken several times on the conviction in recent days. The source noted that Johnson did not need to be convinced as he also believes the House should address the conviction and indicated possible action could be taken.
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