Tonight on the readout. I will not be intimidated and the Justice Department will not be

intimidated. We will continue to do our jobs free from political influence and we will not

back down from defending democracy.

Attorney General Merrick Garland facing a Republican Party hell-bent on doing everything it can to push

conspiracy theories and attack the rule of law in the wake of Donald Trump's felony conviction

in New York.

Plus President Biden making bold and controversial Trump's felony conviction in New York.

Plus President Biden making bold and controversial moves today

on immigration and on his rhetoric towards Israel.

But we begin tonight with the rule of law. In our democratic system it is the

principle under which all persons, institutions and entities are supposed to be

accountable to laws that are publicly promulgated, equally

enforced, and independently adjudicated.

In a perfect world, the idea is to protect the rights of all people in our society.

It hasn't always worked out perfectly, to say the least, in this country's long and difficult history, but that is the idea.

Donald Trump and his Maggie Republican Party like to claim they believe in the rule of law,

that they are the party of law and order.

That is, unless they are the ones having to answer to it.

At that point, the law and order stuff goes out the window

and maggots start bargal-bargling about the weaponization of the justice system,

rigged trials and corruption throughout the deep state.

That's all we've heard from them following a New York jury's verdict last week, finding

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