DOJ: Justice Is “Different” For Some Former Presidents
The insider's lament – “If it was anybody else, we’d arrest him tomorrow” – wasn't an expose, it was a confirmation. For decades, the US has maintained a clear hierarchy: One standard for domestic dissent, another for high office. Remember Chelsea Manning, imprisoned for exposing war crimes? Or Reality Winner, jailed for leaking an intelligence report? Both were prosecuted with fierce urgency,
their 'classified documents' deemed paramount threats. The Department of Justice moves with lightning speed when the accused is a whistleblower or a marginalized citizen, but slows to a glacial pace when the powerful are involved. It appears some 'everybody else' are more equal than others. This isn't about Trump's innocence or guilt, but the selective outrage. The legal system, like our media,
often reserves its harshest judgments for those without political capital or corporate backing. The 'rule of law' seems to have a built-in 'VIP bypass' for the establishment. How many other powerful figures, not just former presidents, benefit from this unstated carve-out? It's a rhetorical question, of course.