Relax! It's all optics, so when the tables are turned, the ones doing this will not be able to argue against it, because legal precedent has already been set.

It's all optics and Kabuki Theater.

He knows it and he's setting a trap for all the others guilty of that which they accuse him of!!!

What is kabuki slang for?
Political posturing, also known as political grandstanding (from the notion of performing to crowds in the grandstands), political theatre, or "kabuki", is the use of speech or actions to gain political support through emotional or affective appeals.