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That may be true, but there is also such a thing as selective law enforcement and prosecution. If we both break the same laws and I'm caught, but not charged, and you're caught and convicted, does that make me a better citizen? Should I be held in higher esteem, because nobody was made aware of my crime?
I'm not "for" any particular politician, but there are many public officials that have been caught, but not convicted of a wide range of crimes, doesn't mean that they are better suited to hold public office.
Nothing selective about it.
NY has prosecuted business owners for much less than what Trump did.
It was about more than just obtaining loans.
It led to him paying less in taxes than he should have.
He submitted fraudulent insurance claims based on those vastly inflated amounts.
He deducted hush money payments from his taxable income. (aside from the payment being illegal due to him running for office)
He used a charity for his own personal financial gain, lying to and defrauding those who donated to it...
He used that illegally run charity as a means for tax deductions from his main business.... then using those funds within the charity for his own personal means without ever paying any taxes on them...
You can call it selective, or politically motivated, that sounds good for the headlines; but NY has prosecuted people for much much less... involving thousands of dollars, not millions like this did.
It was massive fraud on many different levels.
The outcome is exactly what our justice system is supposed to do.
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