A desperate last-ditch effort organized and orchestrated by a criminal president and his minions. Proven by Trump past and present supporters even though the code of silence has been adhered to by most of the principals.
Facts don't matter to Trump supporters. I don't recall that Nixon retained any sizable number of supporters but maybe I'm wrong about that. Clinton kept much of his support and I don't know if that would be much different even in the me too era.