That is the main issue with all of this. Even if Barr or whoever wants to throw the book at these crooks he knows he is not going to get fair trials in Washington DC or anywhere near there. None of these people will ever see a day in jail and they did what they did because they know they are untouchable.I'm not sure it's optics, I think it's got more to do with knowing how difficult it would be to find a jury that would convict a high profile Democrat in DC.