Bill Maher on Friday confronted conservative Real Time guest Rich Lowry for claiming he is appalled by the Jan. 6, 2021, riot by Donald Trump supporters, with Maher suggesting that the National Review editor in chief is still going to vote for Trump regardless.

The sparring match came amid discussion about the Supreme Court recently granting presidents broad immunity for official acts as a criminal case over Trumps Jan. 6 actions proceeds.

Lowry, who has previously denounced Trumps behavior amid the riot while still criticizing the case, said that Democrats might come to embrace the courts decision if Trumps 2024 rival, Kamala Harris , wins the White House and then faces an indictment for some official act.

But Trump does really commit crimes. Lets not forget that little part of it, Maher pushed back.

If the positions were reversed and a Democrat did this, not only would the Republicans go after him, but they would have done it, he added, noting that multiple criminal cases against Trump have yet to be resolved.

When Lowry interjected to remind the panel that hes extensively on the record about Jan. 6 and completely appalled by it, Maher directly called him out: Youre not so appalled that youre not going to vote for Trump!

This is different, Bill, Lowry replied, prompting Maher to repeat, Youre not appalled!

Lowry who argued earlier in the show that prosecutors sought to keep Trump in courtrooms from March to October as part of a political schedule in one case asked Maher if hed consider voting for Trump if Jan. 6 never happened.

Yes, if he conceded elections, he would not be the boogeyman that he is, replied Maher.

He would just not be the villain he is. Thats the main thing: He politicizes the Justice Department, and he does not concede elections. These are two very new things.