And as an ex-liberal, I will add that liberalism has a serious moral and spiritual crisis to confront because this man was protected for all the wrong reasons. The people who cosseted him for so long -- women and men, they all know who they are and some are undoubtedly in very high places -- did so because they thought he was on the "right side" of things. Not only is that a weasel-like version of the ends-justify-the-means (he opposed Trump, didn't he? That means he can do anything he wants), it's a form of blindness about what the "right side" really is. It is the "right side" as habit. It is the "right side" as in "never examine any premise ever." It's the "right side" without any discernible moral basis. You've chosen sides, stick with it. Never think, just do. The cause -- whatever that is because nobody really remembers -- is bigger than the man. So what if he's a little flawed? (Well, maybe more than a little.) As I said, the ends justify the means.