Bill Maher: Republicans would 'secretly love it' if Trump were in jail over Jan. 6

"Real Time" host Bill Maher theorized that Republicans would actually be thrilled if former President Trump were behind bars over his involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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But on the subject of the "big decision" whether Attorney General Merrick Garland prosecutes the former president, Maher suggested the GOP would ultimately come around to it. 

"I get the argument why not to because they're going to be crying their MAGA tears if their boy is in jail. Let me ask you this… What if they did this and won the case- because if you guys bring this, you've got to win the case. He's in jail. My theory: the Republicans would secretly love it," Maher said. "I think they would f---ing love it because he's out of the way- ‘not our fault’ the way our country secretly loved it when Israel would bomb Iraq- or Iran.