"Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against - then you'll know that this is not the age for beautiful gestures. We're after power and we mean it. You fellows were pikers, but we know the real trick, and you'd better get wise to it. There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. - Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand
That is why every time there is an accusation sexual or financial impropriety, even against people I despise, I wince.
You don’t know how much is true, how much is propaganda, or how much is simply use of weaponized government agencies.