<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWakati maafisa wa Republican walikuwa katika dock, Wall Street Journal ukurasa wa uhariri kutumika maoni kuhusu uamuzi wa mashtaka - kanuni inaonekana heshima kwamba si lazima mashtaka mtu tu kwa sababu alifanya kitu kinyume cha sheria - na K kutumika kuchekesha kwa ajili ya kwamba.  <response>: When Republican officials were in the dock, the Wall Street Journal editorial page used to opine about prosecutorial discretion--the apparently noble principle that you dont necessarily prosecute a guy just because he did something illegal--and K used to mock it for that. 