First off, AhHnold should pay the fine and get the endorsement. As riders, we all know a few who play the same game with the endorsement crap, but rules is rules.
The illegal license connection is either for the imbeciles that do word association or chalk it up to an agenda driven editor/writer that has promises to keep to a (D).
In all my years of escorted rides, I've had my license checked once!