Trump returns to Capitol Hill and meets with Republican lawmakers, a first since Jan. 6 attack

By LISA MASCARO
AP Congressional Correspondent

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is making a triumphant return to Capitol Hill to meet with House and Senate Republicans for the first time since the Jan. 6, 2021 attack. GOP lawmakers find themselves newly energized and reinvigorated by Trump’s bid to retake the White House. This is despite the federal charges against Trump for conspiring to overturn the 2020 election and his recent guilty verdict in an unrelated hush money trial. He is having a closed-door morning meeting with House Republicans and then will meet privately with Senate Republicans both at campaign headquarters near the Capitol to discuss party priorities. It’s his first as the party’s presumptive nominee.