Playbook of the Iran-Contra affair

an old playbook created to defend former president Trump - the Iran-Contra affair,  
The Republican Party's strategy for fighting the scandal in 1987 proved to be highly effective. A pillar of their response on Capitol Hill was to largely accept the findings of the congressional investigation but insist that there was nothing wrong with what the administration had done. 
* https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/07/opinions/iran-contra-warning-january-6-hearings-zelizer/index.html
The January 6 House select committee begins its public hearings this Thursday night. june 9, 2022. Members of the committee have promised to reveal stunning new evidence to the American public, with committee member Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland vowing they "will really blow the roof off the House." While the hearings might shock a nation that has become numb to Trumpian chaos, they are unlikely to change the basic political dynamics that have thus far protected many Trump officials and supporters from being held accountable for what happened that day.