Our DOJ seems to believe the Hobbs act doesn’t exist. There have been numerous cases over many years when the Hobbs act has been violated and convincing evidence clearly set out in just news reports. But there is something in the water (or bourbon) which shrinks the testicles and government lawyers become social scientists and spineless.
These Departments really need to be relocated to mid-America.
People in the DOJ are appointed and confirmed by politicians, and politicians also fund the DOJ. If they start arresting politicians who violate the Hobbs act, they would be biting the hands that feed them.