Ah, well, that's America for you, they've always been weirdly okay with criminal politicians.
But more broadly, no, it is not a democratic norm that politicians should be allowed to commit multi-million euro frauds with no consequences.
But more broadly, no, it is not a democratic norm that politicians should be allowed to commit multi-million euro frauds with no consequences.
For a truly incredible version of it see the helicopter affair : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Toubon?wprov=sfti1#Con...
In many ways, sending high profile politicians to prison or semi-prison ( Sarkozy, now Le Pen ) is new.