DoJ veteran sees ‘dangerous precedent’ in letting Bush officials walk
Actually, a lot of them see it. This is the only guy so far with the balls to say it. Out loud, that is.
Hebert, who served in multiple supervisory positions at the Department of Justice, commented that "everybody" from the Bush-era has seemed to land their own "get out of jail free card."
“Bush and Cheney are not above the law," Hebert concluded. "Whether it’s the president, the vice president or any federal office holder who violates the Constitution or federal law, or there are serious allegations suggesting that such violations may have existed, then the Department of Justice has a duty and an obligation to fully investigate that.
"And if there are no consequences to any of the actions that violated the federal law in the last administration, then why would anybody think that they would ever be prosecuted for doing it in the future?"
Good question. Bush and Cheney in orange jump suits shovelin' cow crap* on a federal prison farm, on the other hand, would be a powerful reminder to pols to act right.
*They are particularly well suited to this task by temperament and experience, as are most politicians.
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