I supposed it adds a level of embarrassment to the Trump administration that Federico Klein, a former campaign staffer and political appointee at the State Department, was arrested Thursday and indicted on six charges related to the January 6 insurrection. Klein, who if convicted could spend two decades in prison, is on video assaulting Capitol Police officers with a riot shield. He was still employed at the State Department at the time.

In truth, the administration isn’t known for its capacity for shame, however, so this story isn’t likely to have much long-lasting impact. It’s in the news now partly because Klein complained in court that he’s been sharing his cell with cockroaches and not getting much sleep. Personally, I think it’s a reasonable request to ask for a cell that isn’t infested with disease-carrying insects.   I don’t have a problem denying the man bail considering his use of violence during the Capitol riot, but no prisoners should be housed in conditions of squalor.

It’s significant that a member of the administration joined the coup effort, but not surprising. It’s more telling that Trump hired someone to work at the State Department, which focuses on diplomacy, who was willing to beat cops with their own riot shield. I get that some folks were eager to have an outsider run the show in Washington, DC, but he didn’t bring better alternatives to our federal bureaucracy. What we got were unqualified misfits and sociopaths in charge of our government. I’m probably not alone in preferring the swamp.