Trudeau screwed up by lying about what was discussed.   He didn't and shouldn't have done that because this entire "scandal" is artificial and supported by leaderless hypocrites who have forgotten that they did the same.  Trudeau is handling this badly.    The base issue itself, "cash for access" is an artificial scandal based upon the quaint notion that eliminating it prevents corruption.     It's not corrupt for a politician to attend a fundraiser.   Furthermore, corruption requires proof, not some some lazy journalist implying something for a practice that is as old as politics.