It is an angry reaction.
They are not so angry that he stole the documents, only that he got caught stealing them. The aura of invincibility has been deeply tarnished.
They understand the seriousness of the crimes. They know the penalty for stealing state secrets that might threaten the lives of our young people in the military. They know that if those documents were found in the basement of Barack Obama’s home, they would be calling for his execution.
So they react in anger. It is the liberal’s fault. It is the FBI’s fault. It is Merrick Garland’s fault. It is the Judge’s fault. But they know that the real fault is with themselves. They put their faith in a con-artist and a grifter and they are getting their just reward.
Now, they threaten violence against everyone else. They want to kill all the FBI. They want to destroy the government, which has been so good to them. They have been deeply hurt and disappointed. The person they worshiped may be guilty of espionage? He may be a traitor to his country. It is not an easy reality with which to come to grips.
They are shattered. And they are reacting the only way they know how — with threats, bluster, and violence.