Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: Call Me Cassandra: I am no longer worried about Hillary. [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)She should be treated no differently than anyone else would be, but we all know equal protection of the laws is a myth, whether at the local, state or federal level.
Every now and again, they do go after someone high up, but even that is seldom about equal justice and more about grinding an axe of one sort or another.
McCain violated FEC laws in 2008 and quietly paid back the money. Edwards was guilty of adultery and of having a very rich, older woman dote on him and got prosecuted to the hilt for violating FEC laws while his kids were going through 99 problems. Charlie Rangel had an investigation hanging over his head through something like three election cycles, with the President saying on national TV that he should resign, etc. It amounted to very little compared to what goes on and never makes the news.