The media is desperate for a conviction. If they could pull a Stalin and purge the guy from history, they would. Forget the embarrassment of being scooped by the National Enquirer. This guy was a few percentage points from the Vice Presidency. His rise was the perfect illustration of their failure.
They weren't 'scooped' by the National Enquirer - the print media knew and didn't go after the story intentionally. The MSM didn't cover it until the National Enquirer said they had a picture - which force their hands. I know this for a fact. I knew about the story before it broke in the Enquirer.