images in 2020, and he referred to the plea deal and everything around this as nonsense, something that should not have been on a legal record, and you might remember that this couple had previously been pardoned by the governor of missouri. and so effectively, it was as if they had not committed the crime previously. there was still legal paperwork, a paper trail tied to this case. with an expungement, the legal records are wiped away from the public eye, and i spoke with mark mccloskey about this earlier, asking him why he wanted to take that step, what the practical purpose of that was, because of course their story is well documented in the public record because of all of the coverage that that couple has received. they have also, you might remember, were involved at the republican national convention in 2020, speaking in support of president trump. they have been aligned with the republican party and with the right. and to this day, the couple continues to maintain that they did not do anything wrong and refers to the protesters, they