earlier against barrack, and there were misgivings, quote/unquote, at doj, and the u.s. attorney s office. now all of a sudden new administration, new attorney general, and here come the charges against barrack. i wonder if this was delayed for political purposes. let me ask you quickly before i let you go about what happened with the first person, paul hodgkin s, who was involved in the january 6th riot. in another column i m looking at, you called the judge who handed down the eight-month sentence smart and selective. but what does this verdict mean for the almost, what, 600 or so other defendants facing charges? yeah, you know, they say if you re in any decisionmaking role, including a judge, one sure way to know that you ve found a middle ground is that no one is particularly thrilled with your decision. so if social media reaction is any response, no one is particularly happy about this. put yourself in the judge s robe, as they say. there s the largest case with the most defe