> "piling on" I don't think it's used in that context at all. There doesn't need to be more than one "witch hunter" for something to be called a witch hunt. >

> "piling on" I don't think it's used in that context at all. There doesn't need to be more than one "witch hunter" for something to be called a witch hunt. > The target may or may not be guilty, but the phrase implies that their alleged guilt doesn't necessarily merit the amount of attention that they are getting. This is correct.