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So you really think that after Russiagate, after the findings of the Durham report, after it's been revealed that the US intelligence operatives lied about Hunter Biden's laptop being "Russian disinformation" (resulting in censorship of the subject matter in social media), in the leadup to an election, and after two impeachments that what we're seeing here is just: "No one is above the law"? 
Sorry Lisna, I think we're watching different movies. The amount of corrupt crooks and criminals in the United States government (we could just use the warmongers who lied us into Iraq and killed hundreds of thousands of civilians as a starting point), and Trump is being pursued for mishandling classified documents? I'm totally fine with someone believing this case is weak or trivial, but being in full support of it regardless and hoping the heaviest hammer comes down because they hate Trump, but to pretend that it isn't politically motivated and is completely and totally unbiased is pretty short-sighted.
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Yes, I think we must be, SGR, and I think some of the blame lies with the media coverage and the way they focus on the story of the moment. It's easy for a casual viewer to get things out of perspective because the media doesn't give much comparative background information. If the top story is Hunter Biden's laptop on Monday, then Trump's call asking for Georgia votes on Tuesday, we might regard them as being of equal importance, but they're not.
I haven't found a decent analysis of DOJ investigations and convictions, but I have pulled these basic stats together:-
Mueller Report into Russian election interference:
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... the former FBI director has indicted, convicted or gotten guilty pleas from 34 people and three companies, including top advisers to President Trump, Russian spies and hackers with ties to the Kremlin. The charges, which Mueller referenced during his opening statement to the House Judiciary Committee on July 24, range from interfering with the 2016 election and hacking emails to lying to investigators and tampering with witnesses.
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I counted
7 Republicans, Michael Cohen and a bunch of Russians convicted.
The Durham Report on how the Russia investigation was conducted :
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The Durham report: 316 pages, four years in the making, no convictions or new charges, and no major policy recommendations. Here’s what else you need to know.
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In fact, Durham convicted
one mid-level FBI guy of altering an email, but had two other prosecutions fail in the courts.
Yep, loads of governmental wrong-doing goes on and a lot of it goes unpunished, which is an arguement for what, exactly? Never charge Trump with anything? He stole, then lied about, then showed to other people box after box of classified documents. People like you and me don't know exactly what was involved, but it sounds very damaging to US national security, its global reputation and the confidence of the US's international allies. Breaking various laws and causing all that damage is sufficient motive to indict Trump imo.
As for Hunter Biden, I haven't followed that case really, mainly because he's not a US president, or even in public office afaik: not like those pigs-at-the-trough Ivanka and Jared who did so much to make unchecked nepotism fashionable.
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Perhpas Trump can use the Hillary Clinton/James Comey "lack of criminal intent in mishandling classified information" defense?
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Finally, in answer to this question, No, I don't think he can. With Clinton and Comey no one could prove criminal intent. With Trump, I think it's already clear that there was criminal intent, cover-up, obstruction, etc. The details of the two cases are very different afaik.
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At this point they're throwing any charge they can dig up at him and hoping one will stick and knock him out of the 2024 Presidential race.
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Two problems with this scenario: Jack Smith is working independently of Merrick Garland and MG works independently of Biden. Yeah, it's perhaps naive to accept that too literally, but it indicates a degree of separation that the sinister Trump/Barr hand-in-glove clownshow made a mockery of.
Problem number two: Democratic strategists actually would like Trump to win the GOP primary, because they're confident that he'll lose the general election, just like he did last time.