One of these things is not like the others... Many times the issue with pile-ons seems to be that the consequences are out of line with the initial offense. In

One of these things is not like the others... Many times the issue with pile-ons seems to be that the consequences are out of line with the initial offense. In this case, however, the offense itself appears to be a fabrication, a politically-motivated hit job that takes advantage of the current trend of pile-ons without actually being an example of them.