What do you mean by “long gone?” These people are not in the spotlight now, for sure.
Good movies often have actors that play public figures that have long past (dead, in jail, otherwise unable to appear in public). With today’s tech, CGI/silicone masks, these characters often look exactly like the original.
We’re watching a movie play out, except instead of a movie screen, on TV news and mainstream media.
These folks are not in the spotlight now because the production costs would be substantial if they were, and in any case unneeded for the effect intended.