When he says “criticize” he’s employing the time tested GOP tactic of genericizing his way out of criminality. You start by saying something obviously inflammatory and criminal, then you characterize your actions as more and more generic until you end up with something harmless sounding. That’s how you start by threatening witnesses and calling for violence against a judge then end up on TV talking about how you’re being imprisoned for “having an opinion”.
When he says “criticize” he’s employing the time tested GOP tactic of genericizing his way out of criminality. You start by saying something obviously inflammatory and criminal, then you characterize your actions as more and more generic until you end up with something harmless sounding. That’s how you start by threatening witnesses and calling for violence against a judge then end up on TV talking about how you’re being imprisoned for “having an opinion”.