Columnist Lists Past Cases of Uneven Accountability for Officials

A Washington Times opinion column published on May 24, 2026, lists several episodes involving U.S. officials and argues that accountability has been applied unevenly across party lines. The prosecutor had been examining an energy company that employed Biden’s son. The column states that no legal action followed the disclosure. It notes that Biden later won the 2020 presidential election.

2019 Impeachment Proceedings The column recounts a July 2019 telephone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It states that Democrats opened an impeachment inquiry in September 2019 and that the House voted to impeach Trump in December 2019 on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

The Senate did not convict. A second impeachment followed the January 6, 2021, Capitol events. The column states that the Senate again declined to convict.

The column references a 2012 contempt finding against then-Attorney General Eric Holder related to a gun-trafficking investigation. It states that Holder remained in office for three additional years. It also describes an FBI investigation launched in 2016 that examined possible Russian contacts with the Trump campaign.

The column states that a later report found the underlying claims unsubstantiated and that no charges resulted against the officials involved.

The column reports that former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on charges related to the posting of an online image. It states that the FBI has filed 11 felony counts against the Southern Poverty Law Center. On May 15, 2026, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a settlement with Texas Children’s Hospital requiring the hospital to end certain medical procedures for minors, pay $10 million, dismiss involved physicians, and establish a clinic for individuals who have stopped such treatments.