Lefty ploy: “You know, BOTH sides…”
It’s the Bill Clinton, “Everybody does it!” excuse.
Here’s how it works: If a Republican does something wrong (like speeding or not filling out the correct form), they are a “criminal dirtbag.”
But if a Democrat does something wrong (like embezzlement or attempted murder) it is, “Well, we are ALL imperfect, and don’t think that Republicans are completely innocent! You broke the law speeding 15 MPH over the limit, and I broke the law driving drunk–we have both broken the law! So don’t accuse me when you yourself are a scofflaw!”
They have this studiously practiced “get out of jail free” card where they wallow in a mindless, crap-eating moral equivalence in order to justify themselves.