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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
James Liddell

Trump’s alleged corruption shouldn’t be investigated because ‘it’s out in the open,’ Mike Johnson says

House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared blasé over concerns that Donald Trump is using his presidential power to help line his pockets, arguing that, unlike Joe Biden, the president does “everything out in the open.”

While speaking with CNN’s Jake Tapper on State of the Union Sunday, the GOP congressman rushed to the president’s defense over alleged conflicts of interest stemming from a recent private dinner with top investors in his meme coin, $TRUMP.

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