As some of us on this forum have been saying for years, it goes FAR beyond his inner circle. As noted a few posts above, the main stream media has been protecting him (and withholding detrimental information), for years. I don't like Trump, but there are some who hate him so much, they will sacrifice their ethics, their duties and even break the law to stop him from getting back into office. The press is already trying to rehab Biden and it is disgusting. Last night after the press conference I switched around to see the outbreif on several networks, when I got to CNN the commentators and "experts" literally said it was a masterful performance. They didn't call out a single lie he told, they just propped him up as the best thing since sliced bread. The old guard democrats are smart though, I can only imagine the civil war taking place behind closed doors.