They're trying to insinuate that the accusations on them are of the same legitimacy of those they've been throwing at everyone for decades.

If their claims are rebuked as baseless, they'll call the claims against them baseless as well. If the claims against them are said to be substantiated, they'll point to their claims and suggest the same. It's the "tails I win, heads you lose" of a political scheme.

Yeah, but the people know. They know he was involved.

He's flailing so hard he is speed running through all of his tried and true distraction techniques. It's like watching Jordan Peterson on the Surrounded thing on YouTube. He's a one-trick pony, and it becomes obvious when you do it that fast.

I mean .. even MAGA caught on. Now, are they going to see the pattern, or are they going to go back to the mental gymnastics and become furious about a book in a school library in a state they don't live in? Unfortunately, we could safely wager our life savings on which option they will choose.