Merrick Garland will NOT paint us with the same brush with which he paints the MAGA maggots. [View all]

[PTWB]

I cannot believe I am seeing anyone defending the following quote:

“These acts and threats of violence are not associated with any one set of partisan or ideological views. But they are permeating so many parts of our national life that they risk becoming normalized and routine if we do not stop them. That is dangerous for peoples’ safety and democracy.” -- Merrick Garland, January 5th, 2022

Garland is correct that there are violent and dangerous people across the entire political spectrum. But I challenge anyone to support his claim that our democracy is being threatened by anyone other than right wing extremists.

Aside from that giant gaffe, the briefing was good. It could have been better and could have gone further. But it was good.

The problem that Garland has is this case is not a who dunnit. It isn’t a mystery. The whole world watched Trump incite the riot in real time. We saw it with our own eyes and we heard it with our own ears.

Until Trump is brought to justice there isn’t anything Garland can say or do that will suffice. That’s just the reality of the situation.

Prosecuting hundreds of MAGA maggots is all fine and good but if we let their king escape justice then we’ve failed.