Yet, when it comes to government officials no such thing applies.
No. Government positions are subject to various oversights. Much of the role of democratic forms of government are precisely that oversight. Though yes, it's quite often very imperfect.
Elections, FOIA requests, investigative journalism, lawsuits, review by other branches (e.g., state of county/municipal, federal of state/local), accounting/accountability offices (GAO for the US federal government), etc.
No. Government positions are subject to various oversights. Much of the role of democratic forms of government are precisely that oversight. Though yes, it's quite often very imperfect.
Elections, FOIA requests, investigative journalism, lawsuits, review by other branches (e.g., state of county/municipal, federal of state/local), accounting/accountability offices (GAO for the US federal government), etc.