hi, everyone, we made it to friday. it s 4:00 in new york. the very first person to earn the dubious of being first of the republican party is at this very moment playing a game of chicken with the rule of law with practically every prominent member of the gop either silenced or acting at his henchman, the ex-president is talking like a mob boss, amping up his threats of retaliation against his perceived political opponents and enemies in the wake of his conviction on 34 felony counts for concealing a scheme to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. over the course of a single day, trump openly mused about revenge, not once, not twice, but three times. even when he was practically begged to back off the threats by friendly interviewers. watch. i think you have so much to do, you don t have time to get even. you only have time to get right. well, revenge does take time, i will say that. it does. and sometimes revenge can be justified, but sometimes it can t
if it s not an incarceration sentence. but also recognizing the moment in time and whether or not imposing a sentence with incarceration would be a worse impact on society and cause more tumult than it would if he didn t impose one. so, i think it s it s obviously a tough call. but i think a reasonable exercise of judgment, it can go either way here. andrew, i keep thinking of all the dogs that haven t barked, right? i say that as someone who has two dogs that rarely bark. the idea that new york city was going to burst, right, if trump was put on trial. you were down there every day. there was a space for the protesters. they never needed more space, is the most generous way to describe the enthusiasm of trump s supporters.