Clarence Thomas did the things. He took $$ and didn’t report it. Now he’s claiming the victim.
Trump did the things. He probably did more than just the things.
When Nixon was caught doing the thing, a bunch of his aides were like, you know what we need? Not a party of people who don’t do the thing, a network to defend them when they do the things.
They were open about that. This is not a secret. Or a conspiracy. This is the open goal.
The first “season” of the podcast Slow Burn is about this. It’s excellent. I’ve listened to it twice.