General Discussion

The central Park Five, and other people dragged through the mud (and in to many instances convicted)

Just because you happen to believe the person being dragged through the mud deserved it doesn't make it right, unless there is a reasonable chance of conviction. The weight of the Justice system coming against an individual is a heavy burden that, when wrong, falls hardest on those who are least able to fight it - poor, non-white skin, non-English speakers.

Could you afford $100,000 or so to defend yourself if Trump decides justice would be served by having his justice department prosecute you for something for which there is a near zero chance of conviction? The US does not have a loser pays system - so you would be on the hook for attorney fees, recovering from whatever job loss happened while you were in jail of the courtroom and for rebuilding your life and reputation after you are doing not guilty.

Gaetz should have been prosecuted by Florida, fot the crimes for which there is sufficient evidence. The DOJ is not a back-up hammer for a state's failure to do it's job, unless there is a reasonable chance of conviction on Federal charges.