> if for not other reason than that they don't get caught flat footed like this The Trump administration doesn't care any more if they get caught red handed. T

> if for not other reason than that they don't get caught flat footed like this The Trump administration doesn't care any more if they get caught red handed. They don't need to. Most of the media has been bought off in Orban style and subsequently silenced (e.g. WaPo) or subjected to lawfare (see the recent broadcast TV scandals), and the hardcore voter base doesn't care about anything any more, as long as "their side" is perceived as "winning".