The law applies to the protected class when members of said class, the ones with more juice, need to use it as a bludgeon to get rid of upstarts who have become a problem.
The last one that comes to mind is Jesse Jackson Jr., who was convicted of wire and mail fraud and stealing $750,000 (at least) in campaign funds in 2013 (the height of the Obama Regime). He also committed (but was not charged) with perjury, conspiracy, and witness intimidation. I was shocked at the time he had to face the music, but you may be right about the Democrat and Dept of Injustice machine. Jackson was a liability because he was also an alcoholic, drug addicts, and bi-polar.
There wasn't much benefit of allowing him to bring others down with him.