In any other time in the past hundred years, perhaps any other time since the founding of the US, this would be considered a scandalous violation of DoJ's neutrality and commitment to the impartial rule of law. But after the past ten months, nobody believes that DoJ has any shred of neutrality or commitment to the impartial rule of law, so it's no big deal, just another "Dog Bites Man, Sky Is Blue, President Weaponizes Law Against His Political Enemies While Immunizing His Supporters" story.

Trump and Epstein were close friends for many years, definitely as late as 2002, but had a public falling-out between 2004-2007 (it's unclear exactly when or why; the later you ask Trump, the earlier he says it was).

But here's the thing: Donald Trump was a registered Democrat from 2001-2009. Just sayin'...