Agree with that part about the ethics and careers. To us on the right/libertarian, obviously, it seems more serious and abuse of power, which in a just world would entail punishment.
Bongino used the simple example to explain to us non-lawyers Thursday on Levin - about investigating with/without warrants: you can investigate someone like at their gym, but when someone has an expectation of privacy, like in their home or on their phone, you need to prove to a judge you should be able to violate the 4th. And the fact that none of the players, who knew about the lies and signed the warrant application, are legally accountable, is stunning.
Right. No punishment for Lerner, no punishment for Clapper, etc, is evidence of lack of will to prosecute anyone. I think that’s a huge mistake, but the President may believe it’s better to change things for the future rather than to extract retribution for the past.