Several Republicans are once again absent from Washington to attend the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump on Manhattan. One House Democrat is pointing out that their absence comes during a critical week of legislative action. During a Thursday meeting of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-California) tore into his Republican colleagues for holding up Congressional business to show solidarity with the ex-president more than 240 miles away from Washington. “It’s nice to see that some of my colleagues on the other side could make it today. I don’t know if that mean…