Barnicle: For the Entire GOP, Jan. 6 Was Not a Big Deal, November 3 Was Bigger

JORDAN Everyone was so ░░░░░░░░ We saw the images ░░░░░░░░ whole country was just ░░░░░░░░ watching this insurrection happen ░░░░░░░░ the Capitol If you ░░░░░░░░ on the inside of ░░░░░░░░ of those situations where ░░░░░░░░ is hand to hand ░░░░░░░░ combat going on that ░░░░░░░░ really scary you have ░░░░░░░░ afterwards It was a ░░░░░░░░ threat to so many ░░░░░░░░ these members and to ░░░░░░░░ Pence and immediately afterwards ░░░░░░░░ seemed like Republicans might ░░░░░░░░ use it as an ░░░░░░░░ to get rid of ░░░░░░░░ Trump once and for ░░░░░░░░ a guy who as ░░░░░░░░ new reporting does not ░░░░░░░░ want to be Republican ░░░░░░░░ Why did they get ░░░░░░░░ and back away COSTA ░░░░░░░░ we sat down with ░░░░░░░░ for months it was ░░░░░░░░ clear that a lot ░░░░░░░░ people on the Republican ░░░░░░░░ s side did not ░░░░░░░░ what happened on a ░░░░░░░░ level or even on ░░░░░░░░ emotional or personal level ░░░░░░░░ was a power calculation ░░░░░░░░ as much as they ░░░░░░░░ resigned to how this ░░░░░░░░ unfolded and disgusted by ░░░░░░░░ in some ways privately ░░░░░░░░ they remained in fear ░░░░░░░░ Trump that he has ░░░░░░░░ political capital and that ░░░░░░░░ they want a future ░░░░░░░░ this party they re ░░░░░░░░ going to contest him ░░░░░░░░ any major way The ░░░░░░░░ of Pence has become ░░░░░░░░ refrain for many just ░░░░░░░░ day in January BARNICLE ░░░░░░░░ know think for a ░░░░░░░░ about the sad success ░░░░░░░░ this event January 6 ░░░░░░░░ have taken a day ░░░░░░░░ the government of the ░░░░░░░░ States as we ve ░░░░░░░░ talking was nearly overthrown ░░░░░░░░ democracy was shattered in ░░░░░░░░ view of the American ░░░░░░░░ It was televised They ░░░░░░░░ moved that from the ░░░░░░░░ of insurrection into the ░░░░░░░░ bloodstream where now it ░░░░░░░░ just a matter of ░░░░░░░░ side are you on ░░░░░░░░ or left They have ░░░░░░░░ entire political party the ░░░░░░░░ Party standing up and ░░░░░░░░ January 6th was really ░░░░░░░░ big deal November 3rd ░░░░░░░░ bigger that s when ░░░░░░░░ insurrection took place That ░░░░░░░░ what Trump said the ░░░░░░░░ night that the election ░░░░░░░░ illegal That s where ░░░░░░░░ are now And the ░░░░░░░░ question is and to ░░░░░░░░ Robert again you live ░░░░░░░░ the town it feeds ░░░░░░░░ gossip the town of ░░░░░░░░ D C Merrick Garland ░░░░░░░░ an honorable man he ░░░░░░░░ a good man Do ░░░░░░░░ hear any rumors scuttlebutt ░░░░░░░░ that the administration some ░░░░░░░░ the administration think he ░░░░░░░░ be too much of ░░░░░░░░ judge and not enough ░░░░░░░░ a prosecutor COSTA There ░░░░░░░░ frustrations among Democrats on ░░░░░░░░ Hill But there s ░░░░░░░░ a belief Mike that ░░░░░░░░ needs to be some ░░░░░░░░ of John Dean stepping ░░░░░░░░ There s also a ░░░░░░░░ to Garland that one ░░░░░░░░ coming forward and connecting ░░░░░░░░ dots in a formal ░░░░░░░░ and saying this was ░░░░░░░░ criminal conspiracy to overthrow ░░░░░░░░ election and to commit ░░░░░░░░ against the United States ░░░░░░░░ collecting all these claims ░░░░░░░░ voter fraud and presenting ░░░░░░░░ to the public and ░░░░░░░░ Trump There has not ░░░░░░░░ a breakthrough yet at ░░░░░░░░ kind of significant level ░░░░░░░░ many Democrats who I ░░░░░░░░ spoken to in recent ░░░░░░░░ said still that s ░░░░░░░░ enough of an excuse ░░░░░░░░ if Garland does not ░░░░░░░░ anything in their eyes ░░░░░░░░ Biden really can t ░░░░░░░░ I think back to ░░░░░░░░ when Nixon is out ░░░░░░░░ office and Ford is ░░░░░░░░ his aide in 74 ░░░░░░░░ need my own presidency ░░░░░░░░ felt like until the ░░░░░░░░ of Nixon went away ░░░░░░░░ could not govern For ░░░░░░░░ the shadow of Trump ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH Well there aren ░░░░░░░░ going to be John ░░░░░░░░ coming forward if Merrick ░░░░░░░░ doesn t move and ░░░░░░░░ these people and we ░░░░░░░░ t get more information ░░░░░░░░ the way Richard Haass ░░░░░░░░ an undisclosed location Willie ░░░░░░░░ s still trying to ░░░░░░░░ credit I don t ░░░░░░░░ if we ll give ░░░░░░░░ extra credit for this ░░░░░░░░ he s quite and ░░░░░░░░ remember this now There ░░░░░░░░ is a holdover in ░░░░░░░░ so Biden asked U ░░░░░░░░ ambassador to Russia to ░░░░░░░░ over there So yeah ░░░░░░░░ You don t get ░░░░░░░░ submit new answers after ░░░░░░░░ ve handed in the ░░░░░░░░ BARNICLE He went to ░░░░░░░░ Come on BRZEZINSKI He ░░░░░░░░ was invalidating toward female ░░░░░░░░ so SCARBOROUGH He really ░░░░░░░░ It s the sort ░░░░░░░░ thing that offends Mika ░░░░░░░░ me invalidating BRZEZINSKI Don ░░░░░░░░ even do that.”