> Sure if there’s an actual crime, but what exactly is worth of charging here?

... because there is a law on the books that says "it's a crime to do this thing" and this person pretty clearly did that thing.

Like, from a political perspective, I'm in the boat of "uggggh, I wish it wasn't this thing that is the first thing he is charged for". But from a legal perspective ... this is a thing you're not allowed to do ... which he did ... so ...