Sean Hannity: "How would you feel if they started combing through every aspect of your life in search of a crime and then dragged your children into it simply because they don’t like you or your politics."
When the going gets tough Predators (in this example Donald Trump) morph to a "scream victim" defense. Perspectively, we are all victims with some supportive base just waiting to march on our behalf. Palestinians comes to mind. We best remember that all "predators" are not equal in claiming "victim status".