Sigh of Relief: Trump Very Likely to be Indicted with Theft of Documents, Obstruction

The Department of Justice has assigned David Raskin to the investigation of the former president in the case involving stealing classified documents and obstructing justice by hiding them at his home.

Why is this significant?  As discussed here, Raskin is currently prosecuting a low-level FBI agent for taking classified documents home with her.  She didn’t lie about it; she immediately cooperated with law enforcement, but she was in possession of (much less sensitive) documents at an inappropriate place.

This woman is going to jail for something that is a tiny fraction of the magnitude of the crime that Trump clearly committed.

To choose not to prosecute Trump at this point would be a direct admission to the nation and the world that, in the United States, laws do not apply to wealthy and powerful people, a statement that the Justice Department, and Merrick Garland in particular, seems extremely unlikely to make.