Liberal comedian Bill Maher has claimed that many Republicans “would secretly love” to see former President Donald Trump behind bars.
Maher, on his HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher, made the comment during a discussion of the Jan. 6 hearings and whether the GOP would eventually support such a harsh punishment for the ex-president.
“I get the argument why not to because they’re going to be crying their MAGA tears if their boy is in jail,” Maher said. “Let me ask you this. … What if they did this and won the case — because if you guys bring this, you’ve got to win the case. He’s in jail. My theory: The Republicans would secretly love it.”
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“I think they would f***ing love it because he’s out of the way,” he said.
Maher’s remark comes just days after Attorney General Merrick Garland refused to rule out prosecuting Trump.
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In an interview with NBC’s Lester Holt on Tuesday, Garland was pressed on whether Trump could be prosecuted over the events that transpired at the Capitol in 2021, a move he said threatened to “tear the country apart.”
“Look, we pursue justice without fear or favor. We intend to hold everyone, anyone who was criminally responsible for the events surrounding Jan. 6, for any attempt to interfere with the lawful transfer of power from one administration to another, accountable,” Garland said.
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The attorney general has previously been accused by Democrats of dragging his feet regarding a potential prosecution of Trump, especially after a leaked memo, signed by him, seemed to discourage investigating political candidates during an election year.
Brady Knox contributed to this report.
