If he can convince American voters that what they're beholding has as much to do with the egos of the actors as with the egregiousness of his acts, he has inoculated himself against Robert Mueller, and he shapes the movie that's made of this. (cnbc.com)
The memo cited «the egregiousness of Silver's conduct and the need for deterrence» in suggesting a sentence «greater than any sentence imposed on other New York state legislators convicted of public corruption offenses.» (therealdeal.com)
In blunt terms, prosecutors argued that imprisonment was necessary to address «the egregiousness of the crimes, the duration of the conduct, and the lucrativeness of the schemes,» in order to convey «the abiding damage to the democratic process and to the public trust.» (politico.com)