[Timocrat]

Or is this a case of justice being applied inappropriately on a partisan basis?

The latter. This was a political hit job by the Democrat establishment in Richmond. If the decision had stood then every politician who ever arranged a meeting for a donor would have been at risk. The JUST US department is now the hit squad of the Democrat party.

[rlmorel]

You want to know what this was all about?

Let this serve as a warning from liberals and the media to anyone who crosses, opposes, or disagrees with us.

[CaptainK]

The Democrat establishment was also aided by the MSM, particularly the Washington Post and MSNBC, who reported on the case as thought it was the second coming of Watergate.