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> are these sort of things just examples of selective prosecution Maybe, but they hit the rich. All the selective prosecution in the US hits those least able t
by Aeolun 3mo ago
> are these sort of things just examples of selective prosecution
Maybe, but they hit the rich. All the selective prosecution in the US hits those least able to resist.
- bryanlarsen 3mo agoCounter-example: Sam-Bankman Fried. Biden's second biggest donor. Sentenced to 25 years in jail. Prosecuted even though it wasn't a clear cut case so there were excuses to hang a lack of prosecution on. No pardon.
- cumshitpiss 3mo ago[dead]
- vkou 3mo agoThe case was pretty clear-cut, and as for the pardon... He clearly didn't pay the right president, Trevor Milton got one right at the start of this presidency.
- bryanlarsen 3mo agoExactly. Hopefully the contrast between the two presidencies weans people off the idea that "they're all corrupt" and "they're all liars". I'm not hopeful.
- bryanlarsen 3mo agoThe case was clear-cut, choosing to prosecute wasn't. Especially in hind-sight given FTX's holdings of Anthropic shares.