Isn't there a realistic, arguable case that every single one of them deserves jail time? The reason that there's an unstated agreement that major world leaders don't get jailed for stuff they do in the name of their country is that actually getting through a term without doing something that could result in charges for the average person would require a considerable amount of luck. I mean, obviously you have to draw the line somewhere - can't let Putin do Putin things - but presumably, say, Obama, given all the drone strikes, would never see the sky again if we wanted to go that way.
Of course that doesn't apply to this particular instance, as the things Trump is accused of were not done in his capacity as Commander in Chief or anything remotely close to that.
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