um. koresh?
I hadn’t thought about that but you are exactly right. This comes directly from their playbook. Remember how Paula Jones became trailer park trash who could be summoned by trolling a hundred dollar bill thru the park (James Carville)? This is just one example but the do it over and over again. The sad part is they usually get away with it due to the influence of the MSM. The alleged transgression is painted in flashing headlines but later proven to be untrue. But by then the damage has been done and it is on to the next news cycle.