Trump Allies Rush to Show Support at New York Trial

Published on May 16, 2024

Former President Donald Trump’s Republican allies have appeared in growing numbers at his New York trial—a trend that “sheds more light on it,” said Larry Snowden, leader of Club 47 USA, known as the largest group of Trump supporters in America. Mr. Snowden, observing news reports from his home in Florida, told The Epoch Times that it’s important to add prominent voices to the former president’s criticisms of the records-falsification case. They denounce it as a political prosecution—an allegation that those involved strongly reject. Since last week, when Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) called the persecution of President Trump “despicable” in a widely publicized speech outside the court, other members of Congress and possible Trump vice presidential picks have followed suit. They attended the trial and then gave statements to news reporters outside the Manhattan courthouse....