But that's what "rule of law" means: that the rules also apply to the leaders. The fact that leaders in the US aren't held accountable for their crimes means the US does not have the rule of law, but the rule of power. Or the rule of money, probably. The rich are above the law and can buy the government.

Rule of law would prevent all of that. Or should.

Except that's fundamentally incompatible with "rule of law."

So whatever real-world thing being described would need a different term.