Lefties and MAGA both demand punishment for criminals--until they disagree with them politically, in which case the unanimous decision by a jury presented with the best facts and arguments that each side can muster is suddenly incompetent to judge and the decision is better left to audiences that know nothing besides the opinions of their favorite writers on Fox or MSNBC.
It is no wonder that the number of registered Democrats and Republicans are approaching all-time lows. Normal Americans expect equal justice for all, and the only reason we don't have it is because of the best efforts of both parties to fill that swamp using excuses like "well, at least my bilge water is not as bad as your bilge water," etc, etc. The number of registered independents outnumbers the number of Republicans or Democrats two-to-one because we are disgusted by both major parties. January 6'ers belong in prison, as do Portland rioters. Trump should have pursued federal charges against Portland rioters as vigorously as Biden has pursued charges against rioters in DC, then we could stop with the excuses.