man called on his Democratic opponent Cait Conley - who once served as the head of the cybersecurity infrastructure security agency in the Department of Homeland Security - to condemn the mailers.

A spokesperson for Conley's campaign declined to comment.

Neither the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District nor the DOJ returned a request for comment from The Post.

Speaker Johnson give few words to the phony mailers but reaffirmed his support for Lawler as the pair spoke.

 He is the secret sauce in what has been one of the smallest margins in U.S. history,  Johnson said, referring to the GOP's narrow majority in the House.

 Mike Lawler has been at the center of all of it,  he said, calling Lawler a  top negotiator  and praising him for advocating for raising the cap on state and local tax deductions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Republicans passed last year.

Lawler is seeking a third, two-year term in Congress represented New York's suburban 17th congressional district - one of the few remaining competitive districts in the state.

Congress members are paid annual salaries of $174,000.