if it were trump's son, media can't get enough of coverage. 1-2 years ago i complained here mainstream media too easy on him, npr one anchor said clearly focusing on him was "distraction".

american government transparency isn't so great among advanced nations, as the biggest one it has valid excuse. yet as beacon, leader of free world and frequently lecturing on developing nations, it needs to self check a lot. corruption is bipartisan, pervasive, from federal to state.

partizan politics is bad, but at current situation, no beeter solutions, every investigation into corruption is inevitably connected to politics, that's just the way it is. we are not living in vacuum. no mattewr what to do on trump case, it will be labled as partisan. soame on biden.