Merrick Garland actually said...

"if the proof is there, I am going forward. Nobody is above the law."

"the Justice Department would bring justice to everybody who was criminally responsible for interfering with the peaceful transfer of power."

"I say again, that we will hold accountable anyone who is criminally responsible for attempting to interfere with the transfer -- legitimate lawful transfer of power from one administration to the next..."

"It is not a small thing to consider prosecuting a former president."