What do you mean by "instead of"? Is there any reason to think that it wasn't happening before? They were caught, so they're making it 'legal'. Key still told

What do you mean by "instead of"? Is there any reason to think that it wasn't happening before? They were caught, so they're making it 'legal'. Key still told a bunch of lies to sell it. It is more dignified than continuing to deny and stonewall, but only by a tiny degree.