Scott MacFarlane: Congress and Staff Are Still on Edge About the Prospect of Violence in the Capitol

GARRETT Scott related to ░░░░░░░░ conversation we just had ░░░░░░░░ re on Capitol Hill ░░░░░░░░ day Is the atmosphere ░░░░░░░░ still as tense as ░░░░░░░░ was after January 6 ░░░░░░░░ members and staff still ░░░░░░░░ edge about the prospect ░░░░░░░░ violence or their own ░░░░░░░░ safety MacFARLANE Yes And ░░░░░░░░ the increased security some ░░░░░░░░ of Congress have had ░░░░░░░░ take or get because ░░░░░░░░ the talk in recent ░░░░░░░░ in recent months and ░░░░░░░░ against their lives I ░░░░░░░░ say something else The ░░░░░░░░ in court from January ░░░░░░░░ when it s time ░░░░░░░░ go ask for leniency ░░░░░░░░ to sentencing plead for ░░░░░░░░ mercy of the court ░░░░░░░░ still so muted in ░░░░░░░░ criticism of Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ in some cases still ░░░░░░░░ the integrity of the ░░░░░░░░ election The judges and ░░░░░░░░ of the people involved ░░░░░░░░ say that s why ░░░░░░░░ re so concerned about ░░░░░░░░ violence Even defendants on ░░░░░░░░ day of reckoning are ░░░░░░░░ critical GARRETT And very ░░░░░░░░ Scott how much volatility ░░░░░░░░ any does it add ░░░░░░░░ the former president says ░░░░░░░░ he s reelected in ░░░░░░░░ he Will Grant full ░░░░░░░░ MacFARLANE Yeah it s ░░░░░░░░ potential light to the ░░░░░░░░ to the match It ░░░░░░░░ this with more chaos ░░░░░░░░ potentially more denialism of ░░░░░░░░ GARRETT Bob any thoughts ░░░░░░░░ that real quick COSTA ░░░░░░░░ to build on Scott ░░░░░░░░ point January 6 remains ░░░░░░░░ wound that will not ░░░░░░░░ in this country It ░░░░░░░░ influencing ongoing investigations It ░░░░░░░░ influencing Congress and the ░░░░░░░░ election in terms of ░░░░░░░░ people like Doug Mastriano ░░░░░░░░ running in Pennsylvania people ░░░░░░░░ are linked to January ░░░░░░░░ in various ways GARRETT ░░░░░░░░ Costa Scott MacFarlane thanks ░░░░░░░░ very much And we ░░░░░░░░ be right back.”