Commentary New York clearly has a two-tiered justice system, at least for high-profile figures. I experienced this double standard of justice myself several years ago, as the Southern District of New York, working in conjunction with the Obama Department of Justice, prosecuted me for exceeding the campaign finance laws by $20,000. I did indeed do that, but it was a first-time offense with no corruption or quid pro quo, and no American in the country’s history has been prosecuted, let alone locked up overnight for eight months, for doing what I did. Much more typical than mine is the case of Sant Chatwal, a New York hotelier who gave more than $180,000 to a slew of Democratic candidates, including Hillary Clinton, using “straw donors,” as I did. Chatwal, however, did expect political favors in exchange for his money. Moreover, he engaged in witness tampering, urging one associate to lie to …
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