Many are true believers.
Others are terrified of Trump. They know if they cross him, he'll try to destroy them. They depend on Trump's base to get elected, so as long as they'd rather have power than do what's right, Trump has them.
#1: It gives the GOP way too much credit. It assumes that but-for the blackmail, they'd stand up for truth and justice and what's right.
#2: It assumes they care about facts or getting caught . . .
Nope.
The GOP falls in line because they like what Trump stands for👇
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There's compromising material because they're corrupt. Their corruption is the compromising material.
The blackmail theory reverses cause and effect and says they're corrupt because of blackmail.