could this be seen in any way as garland overcorrecting, trying to avoid even the appearance of partisanship? i know you have the vision of a dad coaching his son in little league. some of these things i could disagree, and i disagree with them. i think it s a stretch to say donald trump was working in his scope of president when he assaulted e. jean carroll. he is taking positions to prove just how independent he is. maybe that s a good thing, maybe that s a bad thing, but i suppose when he can demonstrate that independence that when the time comes to make a very hot button decision, like whether to charge donald trump with obstruction of justice or sedition conspiracy or something of that nature, he will have built up some goodwill for those