Calls for DOJ to Investigate Jimmy Kimmel's Election Joke Emerge

Critics question whether the Justice Department will apply the same standards to Kimmel as it did to Douglass Mackey for similar election-related humor.

Jimmy Kimmel's recent monologue included a joke suggesting Trump supporters vote late, sparking calls for investigation.
Douglass Mackey was previously sentenced to prison for similar election-related jokes in 2016, raising concerns of unequal legal treatment.
Critics argue the DOJ has shown bias by prosecuting conservative figures more harshly than their liberal counterparts.
The DOJ's prosecution of Mackey was based on a Reconstruction-era law, which some see as a stretch of its original intent.
Mackey is appealing his conviction, arguing that his First Amendment rights were violated by the DOJ's actions.