Overview

• 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.