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By Matthew Impelli
Life & Trends Reporter
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Republicans who attended Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York on Tuesday were mocked on social media for wearing matching outfits similar to the former president's favorite attire.
On Tuesday, several Republican officials, including North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, and Florida Rep. Cory Mills were photographed attending Trump's hush money trial while wearing dark blue suits and red ties, an outfit frequently worn by Trump.
"Gov. Burgum calls hush money trial a 'sham trial' and a 'scam trial,'" Emmanuel Touhey of CSPAN wrote on X, formerly Twitter, sharing a photo of the group outside of the Manhattan Criminal Court.
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Newsweek reached out to Burgum, Donalds and Mills via email for comment.
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"Did they call each other in the morning to coordinate the fits?" Texas Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett wrote on X in response to the photo.
Brittany Martinez, a Republican strategist, wrote, "It's giving groomsmen vibes."
X user @theLVBigGuy said, "Men's Wearhouse had a 4-for-1 sale! Good thing they got the memo to dress alike or Trump might've spoken out about their mismatched suits during the court's recess!"
Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan entered its fifth week on Monday and testimony from his former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, continued on Tuesday. Trump is accused by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office of falsifying business records in connection with a $130,000 hush money payment made before the 2016 election to hide an alleged sexual encounter with former adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee, has pleaded not guilty to all 34 charges and denied having an affair with Daniels, saying that the case is politically motivated.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson also attended the trial in New York on Tuesday and told reporters that "President Trump is a friend and I wanted to be here to support him."
"This is the fifth week that President Trump has been in court for this sham of a trial. They are doing this intentionally to keep him here and keep him off of the campaign trail," Johnson said.
Mills also spoke to reporters outside the trial, saying, "I think the American people see this for what it is. They want to keep President Trump off the campaign trail. They're seeing what's happening in the swing states."
"Michael Cohen has no credibility, no integrity and this is weaponization against our president," Mills added.
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