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> i think it was just a "gentleman's agreement" to not prosecute former presidents or rivals.

How many former presidents or rivals tried to prevent the transfer of power?

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-coup

There's a specific reason why Trump is being investigated. We're not talking about jay-walking here.

And there's also intent with action, using yet another case: Biden had classified documents in his home residence, but he handed them back to the government with minimal fuss. Trump had classified documents and moved them around even after being subpoenaed to return them:

* https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/12/donald-trump...

* https://apnews.com/article/trump-justice-department-indictme...



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