Re: Wealthy people not facing justice...
Jeffery Epstein, Conrad Black, Harvey Weinstein, Bernie Madoff, Martha Stewart, etc.
That etc is doing so much heavy lifting lol.
There’s no way you’re going to actually argue that the wealthy and the poor face the same legal scrutiny and consequences for wrongdoing.
It is true...wealthy people ARE treated differently than poor/middle class people. Financial crimes are often not investigated, and when they are they often hide behind shell corporations. And when they actually do get charged they can afford better legal representation. (Not to mention the cases involving financial crimes are themselves are often quite complex, making it harder to get a conviction.)
But that doesn't mean that there isn't reason for hope when it comes to prosecuting Stubby McBonespurs. The documents case is easy to understand for jurors (relying on simple posession), the investigation has the attention of the DoJ (unlike a lot of white collar crime that simply flies under the radar), and there is significant precedent. And even if Trump can afford the greatest lawyers (assuming he can find one that will work for him, and assuming he actually pays attention to their advice), the case against him seems pretty air-tight.
Some of the other cases are trickier... the issues of Jan6 terrorism and Georgia election fraud have some complexities (issues of free speech and executive privilege... even if Trump loses, he can still keep them tied up in court for years.) And it was really disappointing when Bragg decided not to proceed with a fraud case against Trump in NY. But at least James is able to keep the heat on him.
But if he goes to jail just because he really had to have a copy of the north korean love letter, I will be happy.