Right wing investigator who plotted against WaPo wrecks himself.

[CrossLOPER]

Do you feel so threatened by the content that you need to distract from the scandal by shifting the focus to alleged incompetence of the true heroes of the story?

naw brah it ain't like that

It's a common tactic used by sociopaths to explain away behaviors. "Yeah, but" is a crude tool, but effective because people are willing to buy into the logic. It's usually followed by casting oneself as the true victim in the situation, much like this:

...potential challenge to an ideological narrative that you need to further shift the focus to the alledged ill intent of the sole dissenting voice?

I suspect all three questions have a single answer that is sufficiently insultint, alienating and character assassinating, as has become the norm on this board.

"I was just trying to be helpful."

"You don't appreciate me enough."

"This is all a conspiracy."

It's really a fascinating character study worthy of an FBI profile.