let off the hook

“They are being let off the hook, paying less than half, with New Jersey losing $175 million. This is a bad deal for New Jersey.”

Again, Trump was let off the hook despite the investigators' finding that he was liable as well.

And as long as we allow the criminal legal system to fill this space, other support systems will continue to hold back, remain inadequately resourced, and be let off the hook.

During the hearing, GOP members reiterated that while Biden was let off the hook, Trump has been singled out and vilified, questioning if the facts of the two cases were all that different.

If those sentences are now overturned, dozens—maybe hundreds—of Jan. 6 rioters will essentially be let off the hook for their crimes.