The slate of elected officials who appeared with former President Donald Trump Monday for his criminal hush money trial only highlighted the absence of the person he needs most to be there, a onetime aide argues. Sarah Matthews, a former Trump White House deputy press secretary, made this argument during an appearance Monday evening on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” after a day in Manhattan criminal court that saw the former president flanked by Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH ) and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL.) “We had some us senators today show up and be by his side,” Matthews said. “But the most import…