Delayed Accountability in the American Political Class is Itself Criminal
The dire consequences of deferred justice
Failing to prosecute politically connected wrongdoers promptly, and with the same severity applied to ordinary citizens, is not a neutral or harmless omission. It is psychologically close to inevitable in emboldening further and more brazen misconduct by the individuals who escape consequence. A person who transgresses once and pays no price has little reason to expect a different outcome the second or third time.