The LA Times runs down comparable crimes and reaction from federal prosecutors and former judges. This case is remarkable in it’s complete contradiction of every public statement the President has made regarding this case as well as policy positions his administration has staked out on federal sentencing guidelines. Read the original story, it’s quite a detailed rundown.

The only way to reconcile what the President did is if you think of him as a king whose judgement has primacy over the judiciary. He is a pathetic excuse for a President.

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