On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson refused to oppose President Donald Trump's demand that the Department of Justice pay him $230 million in restitution for the criminal charges he faced, instead choosing to play dumb on the issue rather than criticize Dear Leader.

Reporters asked Johnson whether he is "comfortable" with the fact that Trump is seeking a nearly quarter-billion in taxpayer dollars from the Department of Justice.

"I don’t know the details about that. I just read it. I didn't talk to him about that," Johnson said at a news conference on Capitol Hill. "I know that he believes he’s owed that reimbursement. From what I heard yesterday, if he receives it he's going to consider giving it to charity."

Johnson then had the temerity to make Trump the victim in this situation,

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