Lost in the mix of yesterday’s pardons was that Trump pardoned Michael Milken, who was prosecuted by the SDNY.

The prosecutor? Rudy Giuliani.

Milken’s advocates, for example, included all of the above — along with Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal attorney. It was Giuliani who charged Milken with 98 felony counts, including racketeering, insider trading and securities fraud, when he served as the top federal prosecutor in New York City in 1989.

“He paid a big price, paid a very tough price,” Trump said of Milken, who was among a small group of GOP mega donors who spent Election Night 2018 at the White House, according to media reports.

Never mind that Milken’s sentence was light considering the crimes, but it again shows Trump doesn’t care about crimes when his cronies are involved, or he thinks he can personally benefit from reducing the sentences.

Trump also pardoned those who engaged in various kinds of fraud. One, Paul Pogue, was the owner of a construction company who was found guilty of underpaying his taxes. His family donated large sums to Trump’s reelection campaign. Pay - To - Play.

It’s not about justice. It’s about the benefit to Trump.

He doesn’t care about the rule of law for the same reasons.