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Lake draws parallels between the current treatment of Gabbert and earlier instances of similar discourse directed at Trump and his administration. The finger-pointing, he argues, stems from a historical context of ineffective scrutiny biased against those perceived as political outsiders.
To Lake, the persistence of these accusations reflects an ongoing struggle between differing narratives particularly shaped by the 2016 election through the fallout of the Russia investigation, which many now consider discredited. Lake suggests that many criticisms stem from a misinterpretation of political motivations driven by partisan politics rather than actual disloyalty.