I was expecting The Big Indictment on Tuesday and originally I was going to write about how FINALLY it had happened and what a relief it was. But it turned out that it felt overwhelming to read it and to Google the history of the various events described in a short period of time so I’m going to write about it at a later date.

Right wing pundits didn’t have that luxury though, and they were everywhere Tuesday evening. Let’s take a sampling of their tears.

First up, while right wingers didn’t seem to care much for a protected class being used to determine college admissions, they rushed to insist that a new protected class be designated for DOJ indictments:

The Trump case aside, it’s kind of insane that amid all the discussion about criminal justice reform, there’s no concern that all these political cases are tried in a jurisdiction where 90% of the jury pool leans in one direction. https://t.co/M7AoSHuGwW

— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) August 2, 2023

Rudy Giuliani offered a strong defense of his own actions that earned him a co-conspirator label:

Rudy seems very upset pic.twitter.com/PXfU6gI6s8

— Acyn (@Acyn) August 2, 2023

I’m not a lawyer, and I am leaving the legal analysis to Our Fearless Leader, but if this were the best defense my attorney could muster on television I’d be looking to make a deal with the DOJ ASAP:

Collins: The 1st amendment doesn't allow the president to go and claim there was fraud when he
was told there was no fraud and then try to subvert the election by overturning legitimate electors. 

Lauro: Absolutely, the first amendment protects all speech pic.twitter.com/XOmlngEuSJ

— Acyn (@Acyn) August 2, 2023

But TFG can’t ever admit that he was wrong about anything, so he’ll probably end up in jail. It is what it is.

In the meantime, I invite you all to celebrate these opening salvos of justice. Here’s some party music.