[Aeolun]

> are these sort of things just examples of selective prosecution

Maybe, but they hit the rich. All the selective prosecution in the US hits those least able to resist.

[bryanlarsen]

Counter-example: Sam-Bankman Fried. Biden's second biggest donor. Sentenced to 25 years in jail. Prosecuted even though it wasn't a clear cut case so there were excuses to hang a lack of prosecution on. No pardon.

[vkou]

The case was pretty clear-cut, and as for the pardon... He clearly didn't pay the right president, Trevor Milton got one right at the start of this presidency.

[bryanlarsen]

The case was clear-cut, choosing to prosecute wasn't. Especially in hind-sight given FTX's holdings of Anthropic shares.

[bryanlarsen]

Exactly. Hopefully the contrast between the two presidencies weans people off the idea that "they're all corrupt" and "they're all liars". I'm not hopeful.