The basis of this entire crisis is that Republicans are still so upset they got caught in massive amounts of criminal misconduct between 2016-2020 they will do and say anything to smear everyone else with the same accusations that led to their own tarnished reputations.

Michael Cohen, former RNC Fundraising Chair: convicted felon.

Elliot Broidy, former RNC Fundraising Chair: convicted felon.

Roger Stone, former RNC and Trump Advisor: convicted felon.

Paul Manafort, former Republican campaign manager: convicted felon.