Let’s remember that the mob at Columbia wasn’t just antisemitic. Being antisemitic is constitutionally protected, after all.

Oh no, they were violent. They assaulted individuals, held people in buildings against their will, and took over entire buildings. They destroyed university property as well.

These are real crimes that don’t require the mental contortionism Bragg engaged in when going after Trump, and yet he opted not to prosecute them. Why?

The obvious answer is that they held the right politics.