“A serious sentence is necessary to reaffirm a foundational principle of our criminal justice system: no one is above the law, particularly those entrusted with administering it,” the DOJ says in its sentencing memo.

  • deegeese@sopuli.xyz
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    4 days ago

    If no one is above the law, Trump would be in prison for life.

    What they mean is “nobody dare oppose us”

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      Exactly, this administration is very often above the law and most of the US Constitution. They have zero room to complain.