Tom Nichols

And, you know, I don't agree with Hillary Clinton on much. But when she sort of had to look down and laugh when he said that, I was kind of right there with her. I thought, you know, as you say, it was a shameful exercise. When I looked at this whole group of potential nominees, I thought, what a difference from eight years ago. I mean, this is now just...

I mean, this is now the Z list finally has made it through all the gates and there's nobody to tell them that they can't be secretary of defense or secretary of HHS. I mean, that was all stuff I expected. I mean, it was depressing to see it. But then the pardons, which I think were, you know, you knew he was going to do some of this.

I mean, this is now the Z list finally has made it through all the gates and there's nobody to tell them that they can't be secretary of defense or secretary of HHS. I mean, that was all stuff I expected. I mean, it was depressing to see it. But then the pardons, which I think were, you know, you knew he was going to do some of this.

I mean, this is now the Z list finally has made it through all the gates and there's nobody to tell them that they can't be secretary of defense or secretary of HHS. I mean, that was all stuff I expected. I mean, it was depressing to see it. But then the pardons, which I think were, you know, you knew he was going to do some of this.

Even I was surprised at the breadth of the pardons, including the people who got years for violence. against police officers and people who were locked up for a seditious conspiracy. I mean, it really said to you that the rule of law, if not dead, is now under every bit of the assault that we've all been warning about.

Even I was surprised at the breadth of the pardons, including the people who got years for violence. against police officers and people who were locked up for a seditious conspiracy. I mean, it really said to you that the rule of law, if not dead, is now under every bit of the assault that we've all been warning about.

Even I was surprised at the breadth of the pardons, including the people who got years for violence. against police officers and people who were locked up for a seditious conspiracy. I mean, it really said to you that the rule of law, if not dead, is now under every bit of the assault that we've all been warning about.

This feels like a betrayal to you.

This feels like a betrayal to you.

This feels like a betrayal to you.

Yeah, the guy who said, I have murder in my heart. You know, there was a whole bunch of them. It's a rogues gallery. And the idea that this was like, you know, some tourists who got swept up in the heat of the moment is ridiculous. But it also shows you, again, the J.D. Vance, the one time he said something sensible that went by the boards pretty fast. Obviously, you don't pardon the violent ones.

Yeah, the guy who said, I have murder in my heart. You know, there was a whole bunch of them. It's a rogues gallery. And the idea that this was like, you know, some tourists who got swept up in the heat of the moment is ridiculous. But it also shows you, again, the J.D. Vance, the one time he said something sensible that went by the boards pretty fast. Obviously, you don't pardon the violent ones.

Yeah, the guy who said, I have murder in my heart. You know, there was a whole bunch of them. It's a rogues gallery. And the idea that this was like, you know, some tourists who got swept up in the heat of the moment is ridiculous. But it also shows you, again, the J.D. Vance, the one time he said something sensible that went by the boards pretty fast. Obviously, you don't pardon the violent ones.

He did and commuted the rest of them and basically, you know, turned them loose on American society with a message that says rioting and sedition. and attacking the Constitution and seditious conspiracy are no longer a big deal in the United States, at least for a while. Yeah.

He did and commuted the rest of them and basically, you know, turned them loose on American society with a message that says rioting and sedition. and attacking the Constitution and seditious conspiracy are no longer a big deal in the United States, at least for a while. Yeah.

He did and commuted the rest of them and basically, you know, turned them loose on American society with a message that says rioting and sedition. and attacking the Constitution and seditious conspiracy are no longer a big deal in the United States, at least for a while. Yeah.

That whole business about, well, God spared me for a reason, you know, I'm sure that other presidents have thought that they have been placed, you know, in a position of, you unthinkable authority and with some kind of divine purpose. But, you know, presenting yourself as the Messiah during your inaugural, you know, is a little on the creepy side.

That whole business about, well, God spared me for a reason, you know, I'm sure that other presidents have thought that they have been placed, you know, in a position of, you unthinkable authority and with some kind of divine purpose. But, you know, presenting yourself as the Messiah during your inaugural, you know, is a little on the creepy side.

That whole business about, well, God spared me for a reason, you know, I'm sure that other presidents have thought that they have been placed, you know, in a position of, you unthinkable authority and with some kind of divine purpose. But, you know, presenting yourself as the Messiah during your inaugural, you know, is a little on the creepy side.

Let me say one more thing about the pardons, which is Yesterday I wrote a piece, appeared in the morning, about reminding people what all of these – this was before the pardons, by the way. This was first thing in the morning. Reminding people what all of these rioters and insurrectionists and seditionists had done to police officers.