Law enforcement personnel hold a line outside the Capitol in Washington, hours after it was stormed by a mob of pro-Trump rioters, Jan. 6, 2021. (Mark Peterson/The New York Times) By JAMELLE BOUIE Most Americans like to believe that this is a nation of laws, where justice is blind to power and status. But that is a bit of self-flattery. The truth is that as a country we have often found one reason or another to let the powerful escape the consequences of their actions. Consider Jefferson...