Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Department of Justice, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
FILE - Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, speaks to reporters following a closed-door meeting of the House Republican Conference, at the Capitol in Washington, July 18, 2023. Republicans who believe former President Donald Trump’s felony conviction was politically motivated have been increasingly echoing his calls for retribution against political enemies should he win again. Candidates, officeholders and even members of the president’s family are calling for criminal prosecutions of those on the left.. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
FILE - Former President Donald Trump leaves the courtroom at Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. Republicans who believe former President Donald Trump’s felony conviction was politically motivated have been increasingly echoing his calls for retribution against political enemies should he win again. Candidates, officeholders and even members of the president’s family are calling for criminal prosecutions of those on the left. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool, File)