Merrick Garland Pledges to “Pursue Jan. 6 Perpetrators, at Any Level”

Merrick Garland, U.S. attorney general

Apparently, fans of American democracy are thrilled that Merrick Garland says he’ll “Follow the facts wherever they lead.”

What, precisely, did you expect him to say?  Here’s something that would have gotten some rightful attention:

“Ya know, let’s not get ourselves into a snit about this.  After all, “rule of law” is just a catch phrase.  We have a long-standing tradition that rich and powerful people are above the law; in fact, we have a well-deserved international reputation for this exact notion, for which we should be very proud.”

Seriously, we’d all like to see this moving along faster, but we should have every confidence that the attempted coup will not be swept under the rug.