These are the rules. Gotta know the rules...
Republican
1. scandals are mostly reported real time,
2. a big deal is made of them by the legacy media,
3. days are spent discussing them on talk shows.
4. The suspect and witnesses are interviewed trying to trap people into any perjury trap they can.
5. The traps are used to get witnesses to testify in the manner needed.
6. Those that are disproved are quietly dropped not mentioning it was nothing.
7. The DOJ prosecutes those that remain in a very public way.

Democratic
1. Rarely reported real time.
2. initially administration ties to tell up nothing to see here. Legacy media mentions in passing.
3. Administration tells us no one cares about this. Legacy media mentions supporting administration.
4. FBI does a brief investigation, asking the wrong questions and find little. Legacy media then reports nothing there.
5. DOJ moves on to more important matter, in an attempt to run out the statue of limitations..
6. Statue of limitations runs out case closed.

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