Wow, can a "lapse" last throughout a political career, and up until this very hour? Because that's the story of Fred Thompson and the attack on the First Amendment known as campaign finance reform.
..but the story is more ambiguous than you portray.
Actually, it's not.
CFR is all you have to slime FT with, eh EVie? Not good enough, fifth columnist, not even close. You have to figure some other way to slime him, disruptor.