A slew of prominent Republicans have continued to rush to Donald Trump’s defense amid his New York hush money trial over the last two weeks. From House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and JD Vance (R-OH), the MAGA supporting lawmakers believe showing up to defend the former president against the law is more critical than attending legislative sessions in Washington. Legal correspondent Lisa Rubin, who’s been in the Manhattan courtroom as well, spoke with MSNBC’s The Reidout host Joy Reid about the goals of the “tightly coordinated surrogates operation” backing T…
