Normally that was both humiliating and character and credibility destroying enough to make some kind of difference and deterrence for most normal people. That kind of shame is not normal any more.
Agreed.
The counter though is look at the narratives about Trump’s lies. Recall the Washington Post’s infamous list of lies, which included saying there was no Russian Collusion, protestations of innocence, and many examples of opinions and metaphors? Meuller’s team ginned up support for prosecuting him for even saying he was innocent as obstruction.
Particularly for that group