Domenico Montanaro

So again, like we saw toward the end of the year last year,

We're seeing fingers pointed in either direction for who would be to blame here.

And Democrats feel like now they have the politics on their side because of what we're seeing here.

And since we're talking about senators, I found it really notable when you look at some of these Republican moderate senators like Tom Tillis of North Carolina, who happens to be retiring.

He called for a thorough and impartial investigation into the shooting.

Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, said again, called for a, quote, full joint federal and state investigation.

Joint, he said there.

And that the credibility of ICE and DHS are at stake.

So

Again, when you're seeing some of these Republicans start to peel off, you know, I think that's a good weather vane for where the politics are headed in all of this.

Of course.

Yep.

You're welcome.

And I'm Domenico Montanaro, senior political editor and correspondent.

Definitely.

Virtually everything that's happened over the past week could have been predicted on Inauguration Day.

President Trump returned to the White House promising to investigate his perceived political enemies.

And after the election, people were worried about DOJ, but changes there have been more sweeping and more quick than many of them feared.

The Supreme Court in the immunity case made clear President Trump and future presidents are largely immune from prosecution for their official actions in office.

And so this is an aggressive Justice Department under Trump's full command, really the culmination of statements he made on the campaign trail.