‘33 Bathrooms’: The Right’s Reaction to the Indictment
By Mark Jacob
Right-wing reaction to the stolen-documents investigation and indictment of Donald Trump has been as bizarre as the idea of keeping national secrets in a Mar-a-Lago bathroom:
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy: “A bathroom door locks.”
Sen. Ron Johnson: “Mar-a-Lago is a pretty safe place” to keep classified documents.
Rep. Byron Donalds: “There are 33 bathrooms at Mar-a-Lago. So don’t act like it’s just in some random bathroom that the guests can go into.”
Fox News’ Jesse Watters: “Maybe if he’s running a cocaine ring out of Mar-a-Lago,” Republicans shouldn’t defend Trump. But “we’re talking about a piece of paper!”
Rep. Eric Burlison: It’s a “silly little issue.”
Fox’s Byron York: “He really liked mementos.”
Sen. Chuck Grassley: I haven’t read the indictment because I’m “not a legal analyst.” (But he did formerly chair the Senate Judiciary Committee.)
Sen. Lindsey Graham: “Hillary …”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis: “Hillary …”
Rep. Lauren Boebert: “Hillary …”
Rep. Matt Gaetz: “Hillary …”
Sen. Ted Cruz: “Hillary …”
Rep. Jim Jordan: “Secretary Clinton …”
Former Vice President Mike Pence: “No one is above the law, but” it’s wrong to prosecute Trump because there are “unique circumstances.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: “I’m writing an appropriations rider to defund Jack Smith’s special counsel.”
Fox News chyron: “Wannabe dictator speaks at the White House after having his political rival arrested.”
Sen. Marco Rubio: “All of our institutions are being undermined.”
Rep. Andy Biggs: “We have now reached a war phase. Eye for an eye.”
Radio host Dan Bongino: “The police state’s here.”
Rep. Ronny Jackson: “THEY’RE AFTER ALL OF US!”