The Double Standard

As we reported yesterday, Steve Bannon has been ordered to report to jail by July 1st for ignoring a congressional subpoena. Curiously, his four-month sentence is exactly the remainder of the presidential campaign. It will take him off the chess board right up to the election. I’m sure that’s purely coincidental.

Trump’s former trade adviser, Peter Navarro, is currently in jail for ignoring a congressional subpoena.

Bannon was the first person in 38 years to be charged with contempt of Congress. Navarro was the first person in more than 70 years to be sent to prison for contempt of Congress.

Meanwhile, Attorney General Merrick Garland just announced that he intends to defy congressional subpoenas. Will the Justice Department prosecute the attorney general? Of course, not.

The double standard is obvious – only Republicans go to jail, not Democrats.