House Freedom Caucus Members Rail Against Trump New York Trial

Gaetz called the case ’the Mr. Potato Head doll of crimes where they had to stick together a bunch of things that did not belong together.’

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and members of the House Freedom Caucus address the press outside the Manhattan Criminal Court in support of former President Donald Trump, in New York City on May 16, 2024. Juliette Fairley/The Epoch Times

NEW YORK—Standing outside the Manhattan Criminal Court on May 16, members of the House Freedom Caucus expressed support for former President Donald Trump amid him being on trial in what they called a sham.

Members who were there included the chairman of the hardline conservative group, Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), as well as Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Eli Crane (R-Ariz.), Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.), and Michael Guest (R-Texas).