hornberger posted this short bit which i paste here for you to consider;

Critics of President Trump are exulting over convictions that special counsel Robert Mueller has secured in his Trump-Russia collusion investigation, some of which involve lying to Congress or to federal investigators. The critics are emphasizing the importance of telling the truth to federal officials.
Really?
Then why the continued pass for James Clapper, Jr., the former Director of National Intelligence. He lied to Congress under oath about the secret surveillance  that the NSA was conducting on the American people.
Yet no indictment and punishment for Clapper. What gives with that? If telling the truth to Congress is important, then why give Clapper a pass? Is it fair to punish some people for lying and do nothing to others?
Or is it that the members of the national-security branch of the government are given elite status given their overwhelming power within the federal governmental structure?...........https://www.fff.org/2018/12/05/what-about-clappers-lies/