Well, with respect to the last two, the fact that it is the MSM and the Democrat Party is the answer to its own question.
The only reason there has been a "conviction" in the "august halls of Congress" is because .. to quote another in a similar instance .. it's a wretched hive of scum and villainy. No one there has the guts to say "Show us the proof" or even "Show us some hard evidence".
With the majority of the people, however, it's hard, physical evidence that they're looking for and we're not buying what the witch-hunters are selling ...
A friend on mine was on WRKO in Boston. He is a Black Conservative. He started showing up on CNN. A girl who had been friends with his step daughter did not like him talking smack about Obama. So she made a Rape charge. Two years in Riker’s awaiting trial. Trial goes 10-1 to acquit. Charges get dropped because the story fell apart. He’s a free man. But he’s not on the radio anymore is he?....