To name just one example, Hollings uses Thurmond's silence on the Lewinsky scandal to excuse his own silence.
There was a scandal that involved Lewinsky and it blew up in the media recently.
mnli hypothesis: There was a scandal that involved Lewinsky and it blew up in the media recently. premise: To name just one example, Hollings uses Thurmond's silence on the Lewinsky scandal to excuse his own silence.