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I don't think anyone cares about Bill Clinton. One of the major differences between Trump supporters and... everyone else, including Trump supporters when dealing with anyone other than Trump, is that the former have some overriding devotion and loyalty to Trump, and will thus forgive (or rather, deny the existence of) any fault, no matter how egregious. For everyone else, their supporters' relationship with them is far more instrumental because all of these guys - including senior leadership - are fundamentally replaceable to both the party and the voters.
Like, when Hastert got tagged as a pedo, nobody was saying "I'm going to reevaluate my conservative politics because of this" or "actually molesting children isn't that bad" or even "he didn't do it". This was because Hastert was not a load-bearing component of American conservatism. You could think Hastert was guilty and still be a Republican. Clinton (or even a prominent Democrat who actually holds office right now) being involved in sex crimes would be distasteful, but few would have a problem feeding them into the woodchipper. Trump, by contrast, is Trumpism. You can't hold Trump accountable without the movement self-immolating. And because normie conservatism has been completely hollowed out by the Trump cult of personality, you're stuck with him even if you privately refused to drink the Kool-Aid.
I mean, plausible. That plus the heel-dragging and the current admin's habit of comical denialism encourages this kind of suspicion.
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