He was engaging in literal whataboutism for genocide and trying to cast doubt on its abundantly clear evidence. If he brought up a "that is what they accused Ge

He was engaging in literal whataboutism for genocide and trying to cast doubt on its abundantly clear evidence. If he brought up a "that is what they accused Germany of in the first world war" or said "Well of course the Jews would claim that after the expropriation, they have interests against Germany!" nobody would try to argue in good faith that he wasn't denying the Holocaust while justifying it.