Dave Davies

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You know, as I looked over the book and looked at kind of the fact that the election interference case against Donald Trump, you know, ultimately didn't get developed in time to come to trial.

The delay was critical.

But when you look at how and why it happened in a lot of times, it's just normal human stuff.

I mean, like the Justice Department was overwhelmed trying to prosecute the January 6th attackers.

And so, you know, it was distracted.

And the Michigan attorney general was

had a problem with pursuing it maybe because she was a Democrat seeking reelection.

There are just a lot of factors and considerations that imposed caution and led to the delay.

But I'm wondering, you know, as you talk to FBI leaders about this now, do any of them express regret?

Do they say, yes, we should have moved with urgency?

I would ask a question that might be a little outside your lane and you can pass if you want to but I'm curious about it.

It strikes me that the American people deserved a chance to hear the evidence that the Justice Department had developed about Donald Trump's alleged interference and make a judgment.

I mean a jury of course would also make a judgment.

given the constraints of the trial and the legal arguments and all that.

But it would have been a useful thing for the American public to really hear their case about what happened and hear Trump's defense.

That didn't happen.

But on the other hand, I think realize, you know, anybody who saw the January 6th congressional hearings said,

I don't know how you could see that and not be appalled by it.