Merrick Garland was in the hotseat today over his refusal to hand over the Hur tapes and his cozy connections with Alvin Bragg and Fani Willis. Like Dr. Fauci yesterday, he was shifty, arrogant, elusive, and on a tear about “conspiracy theories.” And like Fauci, he was in for a rude awakening. Apparently there’s nothing like a presidential conviction to stiffen the backbone of Congressional Republicans.