After a barrage of news broke indicating that finally,
the Attorney General Merrick Garland with the DOJ will be looking into Trump's role,
investigating Trump's role into what transpired on January 6 when his
supporters decided to storm the Capitol and
attempt to overturn the results of the election.
Trump is having a meltdown about that announcement, he doesn't like it.
Let me just remind you although,
that Trump is not the target of the criminal investigation.
They're just looking into Trump's involvement as they're
targeting their investigation on figures like John Eastman and Rudy Giuliani.
But Merrick Garland would never want you to think that he would actually do
a specific criminal investigation into Donald Trump.
Now, doesn't matter, that was enough to lead Trump into his typical
childish meltdown, we'll get to that in just a moment but
here is a recap of the news that broke yesterday.
The Washington Post reported a story that revealed Trump's actions were part of
an ongoing investigation into the fake elector scheme, though it fell
short of precisely saying Trump himself was under criminal investigation.
That report coincided with a New York Times report focused on emails it
had obtained that were exchanged between Trump campaign officials and
its advisers that discuss the, fake elector scheme.
Also, it's worth noting that Merrick Garland did an interview with MSNBC,
where he's like no, don't worry, Trump will totally be held accountable.
Let's watch.
>> We pursue justice without fear or favor.
We intend to hold everyone, anyone who was criminally responsible for
the events surrounding January 6, for any attempt to interfere with
the lawful transfer of power from one administration to another accountable.
That's what we do,
we don't pay any attention to other issues with respect to that.
>> So if Donald Trump were to become a candidate for president again,
that would not change your schedule or how you move forward or don't move forward?
>> Say again, that we will hold accountable anyone who was criminally
responsible for attempting to interfere with the transfer legitimate
lawful transfer of power from one administration to the next.
>> All right, apologies, while MSNBC is under the same umbrella, that interview
was conducted by NBC News, just wanted to clarify that for our podcast audience.
But that really did hurt Trump's feelings, even though he likely knows that
he's not going to face criminal consequences for his role.
And I say that because that's the typical outcome in regard to former presidents,
they can commit war crimes, they can do things that are unconstitutional,
they can spy on law abiding everyday ordinary Americans,
and not suffer any consequences for that, no consequences, right?
And Trump himself has done so many terrible things, he's been under so
many investigations.
Look, I know I'm being cynical, and I hope there are consequences, but
if I had to bet money on it, I'd say Trump probably has nothing to worry about.
With that said, though, here's how he reacted to this news on Truth Social,
just more disinformation by the Democrats like the Russia,
Russia, Russia Scam, impeachment hoax.
Number one, impeachment hoax,
number two, no consequences for any of those investigations.
I'm sure he got impeached but he didn't get convicted by the senate.
So again, effectively no real consequences.
Let me continue, which ended in No Collusion and so much more,
now we have found the answers to these crooked election changing events,
why is the Justice Department not prosecuting those?
This is the rant of a person who knows that they're not going to face any
consequences because he's repeating the same lies,
he's just doing it again, he's doing it right there.
He's like you guys are thinking about investigating me,
here's some more evidence, like that's Trump, all day every day.
>> The only way it could be more brazen is if it ended with, and you know what?
Let's go back to DC, next January 6.
>> No, even that, we're going to be like, we hold people accountable but
we're gonna, Trump is not the target of the criminal investigation.
Okay, Trump continues, people forget, this is all about a rigged and
stolen election, but rather than go after the people that rigged and stole it.
They go after the people that are seeking honesty and truth, and
have freedom of speech and many other defenses on their side.
Justice Department should look at the crime of the century,
evidence is massive and irrefutable.
There's no evidence.
>> Except for the judges, many dozens of judges.
He doesn't even know when he wrote that, if he wrote that,
he doesn't even know specifically what he's referring to.
I'm sure if you were to grill him,
he'd come up with all sorts of conspiratorial BS that's been debunked.
But when he wrote that, he had nothing specific in mind.
He's like we found massive answers to what?
Whatever, I don't go unfortunate, figure it out for yourself, that's all it is.
But although, look, I get the poo pooing and I agree,
long term probably no consequences.
But when I saw the news break that the DOJ was at least looking into him,
maybe, you and the audience can feel this way too.
When you pay attention to the news a lot, you can get kind of cynical and
believe that you know everything, and that you've figured out everything, and
that you've predicted everything.
But when they said that they were in this massive investigation,
gonna look into Trump, I thought that's actually a good idea.
>> [LAUGH] >> I should have thought of that,
I'm not a lawyer, I'm not an expert but I like where you're going with this.
Maybe, a waste of time, probably a waste of time, but you've got the lawyers,
look into him a little bit.
I think we should give him credit for thinking outside of the box.
Good for you, Merrick Garland.
Now, look, I was wrong about one thing,
I didn't think that these hearings by the House Select Committee would be effective.
I think they've actually been incredibly effective, not to the point where we're
now seeing the Republican Party, kind of waver on their loyalty to Trump.
We'll see what actually happens in the end,
I know I'm cynical about that as well.
And I know I was in Florida recently, and Desantis is the governor of Florida,
but there were Desantis 2024 flags everywhere.
>> That's its own terrible thing.
>> Yeah it is, we'll get to Desantis I'm sure many times
throughout the course of the next few years, several years.
But yeah, look what Trump is doing is amazing because he's having a meltdown
over the fact that he's being looked into as part of this investigation,
even though he's not the target of the criminal investigation.
And then he's also providing more evidence if an actual criminal investigation were
to happen because he doesn't really think he's gonna be criminally investigated.
So why are you having a meltdown?
Just relax, you're gonna be okay.
>> Yeah, I don't know.
Look, I would love to be surprised.
We admit when we're wrong, I just admitted that I don't always predict everything.
They really surprised me with this move, but yeah, I don't see it happening.
I think he's saying the things that he feels he needs to say and maybe,
he believes on some level that he'll come across some evidence that
will allow him to do what he obviously needs to do.
But in terms of taking bold moves, I don't see that happening.
I think Merrick Garland, I think he should consider performance-enhancing drugs,
that man feels nothing.
He's like there's nothing going on in that soul,
like he's just not in any way enthusiastic about the work he's doing, right?
>> Yeah, and I think that it's really, it's messed up from the point of view of
centrist Democrats that he keeps doing interviews like this.
Because the thing that Mueller did that really helped out those people is that he
didn't appear on video, so it was easy to project onto him whatever you want.
You don't know what he's like, you don't know what he sounds like, or
if he's even awake.
With Merrick Garland, it's like that's all we got, come on, go back, go out and
get off the camera.
>> Yeah.
I wanna be able to imagine that your vigorous aroused or something.
>> Yeah, I feel like everything with the mainstream Democratic Party is sleepy,
just sleepy everything.
Sleepwalking towards apocalypse, that's what they're doing,
that's the name of their upcoming album.