House Freedom Caucus Members Rail Against Trump New York Trial

NEW YORK—Standing outside the Manhattan Criminal Court on May 16, members of the House Freedom Caucus expressed support for former President Donald Trump amid him being on trial in what they called a sham. Members who were there included the chairman of the hardline conservative group, Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), and Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Eli Crane (R-Ariz.), Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.), and Michael Guest (R-Texas). Rep. Michael Walz (R-Fla.), who is not a member of the caucus, also attended. President Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, is on trial on 34 counts over his alleged role in the classification of payments under an NDA to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during the final weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign. With this prosecution, President Trump is the first former president in history to be indicted. The trial began on April 15 and is now in its fifth week....