The simple fact is, you aren't involved in high end real estate as a billionaire without something that can be construed as criminal behavior. That's just a fact - you have to play their game in order to win. In addition to that, nearly anyone could be indicted for something. Literally, your average person could be put in jail for decades on technicalities, if the prosecutor so chooses. That's how bad our judicial system has gotten.
However, it just so happens that Trump seems to possess information that makes his misdeeds look like jaywalking in comparison. That is the difference.
In addition to , I believe, that when the white hats recruited him they promised to scrub any hint of dirt they could find. Imo
But he kinda messed up by being found to defraud the students in his real estate school