This.You remember the Reagan-era statement from the swamp creature who said, "Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get you?"
I think the principle here is - just because somebody's out to get you, doesn't mean you're not a crook.
And the NRA, in court, is basically saying WLP was a crook who took from them. The organization you "don't want to burn down" is presenting themselves as victimized by him. And Wayne's not really denying it, either.
These stupid f*cks did the unpardonable: they provided Letitia James with validation. They made the "turd with a wig" look right on something.
I think we all would have loved nothing more than for turd-with-a-wig to come up with a big, fat, zero on this. Making dumbasses look right...it's not a good look.
And again, our way of fighting for our cause is to fuel the enemy.