broke that story and expert guidance on what that means. first, let s remember how we got here. today in washington for only the second time a federal judge sentenced a january 6th rioter to more than five years in prison. at 63 months, it is tied for the longest sentence ever imposed on a participant in the capitol attack. and it s not hard to see why. in screen shots taken from officer body cams on january 6th, this guy is seen swinging t pole at a police officer so hard it snaps in two on the officer s riot shield. so then the guy goes and finds another pole and starts swinging that one at officers. the officer he hit with the first pole the one he hit so hard, the pole snapped in two, that was capitol police sergeant, ganel. he gave emotional testimony about the horror of that day to the januarye 6th investigation last year. and today he testified at that rioter s sentencing hearing saying he suffered physical and mental injuries from the attack that forced him to leave t
it s not okay ever to prosecute a sitting president, according to several legal memorandum. but to prosecute a former president is still a very seriousid matter, one that s never, ever taken before. so, there are people worried about whether or not merrick garland wants to be the first person to take that step in history. these are historic times. carol leonnig, investigative reporting at the washington post. thank you so much for taking time out potonight. we appreciate it. honored to be here. it historic, that was the reaction to tonight s washington post story from coed tor in chief of just security and nyu law j professor ryan goodman. mark meadows has a ton of criminaloo exposure, doj could flip him. ryan goodman joins me now. ryan, thanks so much for coming on the show. let me start with a very important question for our viewers, you re a lawyer, you re a law professor, explain the