This kind of punishing a politician, though correct legally, would only backfire on the party in power. This was seen in many cases throughout the history of de

This kind of punishing a politician, though correct legally, would only backfire on the party in power. This was seen in many cases throughout the history of democracies, including Trump's case. No wonder that, politicians happily get into jail as it would get them sympathy credit. And people are not entirely wrong in giving that sympathy.