prosecuting crimes is not partisan. the principle of equal justice under the law, which is engraved in bold relief on the front of the united states supreme court applies to every person, whatever their politics position or circumstance. and by the way, we've seen plenty of democracies prosecute former heads of state including francis nicolaus italy's silvio. jennifer ruben's column does hold out hope garland will do the right thing but not until after the january 6th committee has done the heavy lifting of gathering the evidence. ruben says if evidence is as compelling as committee members keep suggesting, garland will find exceptionally difficult not to prosecute but that will be welcome news but the clock is ticking and long past the time for merrick the mild to shift the wheels of justice into high gear. joining me now is maya wiley,