The difference is who they surround themselves with and the groups who are empowered. I used to think "not having your entire cabinet indicted" was a pretty low bar - but we know how that turned out...
Time to disenfranchise the do-nothing clowns in the House and get back to the business of governing.
Your point about lawyers and rules of law is not wrong - but the integrity and motivations of the person behind the big desk do matter.