Jackie Speier actually said...

many senior leaders who should be the essential core of the chain of command are not being held to the same standard as the rank and file.

Are you basically saying that none of these cases even deserved to be investigated?

An everyday troop is court-martialed for what a general officer is given a slap on the wrist.

one of the core tenets of the armed services and of our country is that no one is above the law.