House Speaker Kevin McCarthy largely avoided the news of Donald Trump's verdict Tuesday evening—even as other Republicans rushed to the former president’s defense.
had been charged by federal prosecutors in New York. The House Speaker largely avoided the Trump news Tuesday evening—even as other Republicans rushed to the former president’s defense. Given a choice between chatting about Trump or Santos, McCarthy opted for the latter.
During a press conference after the meeting at the White House, a reporter asked McCarthy if he was going to stand by both Santos and Trump. McCarthy only went into detail on Santos, dodging the Carroll verdict. When it came to Santos, the Speaker said he would follow the model set when other lawmakers had faced indictments—notably, Senator“Just like we had before with Jeff Fortenberry…he was found guilty, and then I told him he needed to resign,” McCarthy said.
Despite McCarthy’s apparent hesitancy to wade into the conversation, elsewhere on Capitol Hill, Republicans lined up to defend Trump. As
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