At the moment, Trump is in full muzzle velocity mode. And it is working, in so far as Trump’s political opponents seem completely demoralised and ineffective, and the media can’t look away from him.

But we got to start with muzzle velocity. So it’s got to start ... And so he could indeed pardon the January 6 rioters. Federal security protection is under the discretion of the executive ...

It is not a new argument. After the Jan. 6, 2021, attack and multiple investigations into efforts by foreign adversaries to spread disinformation and sow distrust in the American political system ...