According to the Justice Department’s statistics, 67,595 criminal defendants were found guilty in federal courts in 2018. (The 2019 stats aren’t out yet.)
justice.gov/usao/page/file…
justice.gov/usao/page/file…
And the one known case in which the AG intervenes to seek a lower-than-guidelines sentence just happens to be one against someone who not only is a longtime confidant of the president, but also is someone who could give testimony against the president.
You know all this, of course, but it’s just so stark to say it out loud.
* but also could
