I think that we're likely to be successful but I think the takeaway for me from today is this, you know, you heard each and every one of those attorneys double down on their assertions, right. There was no contrition. There was no…

What we need to be able to say is this, even if these attorneys can go on television and say what they'd like, or go on social media and lie or even, you know, go to CPAC or some other friendly audience, they cannot go into a court of law…

If the country had completely united after January 6th and said wow we have a real problem here, we have to do everything we possibly can to pass the best laws with him federally to combat domestic terrorism which is an issue.

Not one of them would go before the committee to indicate that domestic terrorism was even a problem in the United States.

I think this was poll tested, and that they actually looked at this and this is a strategy to get Trump supporters out in 2022 in Michigan, is to demonize this way.

But it's like saying, oh, I didn't know that calling the governor, a dictator over and over would incite people to want to kidnap and murder her.

Labels matter. Prosecuting hate-motivated attackers as terrorists sends the clear message that the threat of extremism is just as significant when it is based on domestic, political, religious, or social ideologies as it is when it is…

Domestic terrorists seek to send a message of fear to intimidate and coerce the conduct of government, all government.

I stand ready to work with you in all ways possible to help fight terrorism within our borders, to keep our citizens safe, and to keep the wheels of our democracy turning.

We need bipartisan and aggressive solutions to the problem of domestic terrorism because acts of domestic terrorism don't just harm the target of the crime, they threaten the very foundations of our democracy.

I honestly think had the internet been around in Timothy McVeigh`s time, he probably would have started off by posting death threats to these individuals before he ever got to Oklahoma City.

if we are not the ones to fight back against these types of lies in this effort to undermine this election and undermine our democracy, then who are the proper and appropriate authorities who should bring such a case or such a complaint?

these are not just any cases. These are cases that sought to overturn the will of the people as to the presidential election in Michigan, and sought really to undermine people’s faith in the integrity of our electoral system.

if those individuals that were involved in the interaction of the capital, they really believe what was in these lawsuits. They truly drank the Kool-Aid. And if they drank the Kool-Aid, then it was these lawyers that mixed it, stirred it…

I think it's very important that Republicans in our state and nationally understand these are anti-democratic groups.

I think it's important to remember that in terms of the siege that we saw at the Capitol in Lansing last April, that firstly, many of those, ultimately, were involved in the plot to kidnap and kill the governor.

I mean, is it really surprising in light of all the other news that you're broadcasting tonight? You know, this is a president who, you know, surrounds himself by people who are wholly and completely lacking in integrity of any kind.

Well, as a prosecutor myself, who has an entire division that is devoted just to Public Integrity cases, where we hold public officials accountable when they reach the public trust, all I can say is it's incredibly disturbing.

I think I had a lot of problems with the way that I saw voter suppression handled in the state of Texas.

it is literally shredding the fabric of our democracy.

The fact that we even find ourselves in this place where we have to be relieved that something ridiculous didn't occur that should never have occurred, you know, is it it's a sad chapter in American history that we really need to put…

I'm relieved that they did the right thing. Obviously, I'm happy that the 5.5 million people who voted in my state won't have their votes disenfranchised, and that the 10 million people who live in my state will be properly represented…

It's a dangerous time in our state, and it's a dangerous time in our country, and we can attribute all of that to one man and that's Donald Trump.

If you're not a Trump supporter, I don't think you're going to have a chance in 2022.

We will continue to fight as vigorously as possible to ensure that the person who actually won the presidential election is sworn into office on January 20.