Hamilton was also accused of having an affair with Angelica Church, his sister-in-law so unproven scurrilous claims were not going in one direction.
And yet it does not change the fact that he was indeed guilty of the Reynolds affair.
Under the rules of the day the Reynold’s affair being entirely private was not to be used as political ammunition.
I see you're a fan of what can be termed the "Clinton Defense." It's utter nonsense though. There are no "rules" of the day that preclude mention of a sex scandal because it is "private." Kings and politicians have been rocked by sex scandals for thousands of years. Henry VIII had a couple of his wives executed for adultery. And even in the antebellum United States, the simple appearance of marital impropriety could rock the political scene in a way that was anything but private (witness the Petticoat Affair in Jackson's presidency).
The fact that H fell for the Honey Trap set up to catch him
And we'll call that one the "Marion Barry Defense." The "b*tch set him up," right? Sorry, but Hamilton still took the bait and continued to do so for at least three long years. He had himself and himself ALONE to blame for that.
Nothing Clintonian about H’s reaction to the revelation of the affair which went on for two years.
Monroe, Muhlenberg and Venerable all agree H’s affair had nothing to do with his job and that it would be dropped.
Your view of the nature of the political mores of the time are apparently only yours.