George W. #Bush’s admin broke laws fighting the “War on Terror” but almost no one faced consequences, because many Americans believed that fighting terrorism justified extreme measures.
Bill #Clinton lied under oath, was impeached, & then was acquitted—& many Americans supported that too, because they sympathized with lying about infidelity.
After that, #Congress decided in bipartisan fashion that it had had enough of special counsels sniffing around the #ExecutiveBranch. Barack #Obama pledged to look forward & not backwards, not only closing the door on prosecutions for executive lawbreaking but also failing to hold accountable those responsible for the 2008 financial crisis & the ensuing #GreatRecession.