If a Republican did anything like this it would be on page 1 of every paper in the country and the Alphabet media would have it covered as well.
And said Republican, after groveling, would be resigning.
But it isn't, that's the problem.
And they would have been forced to resign...rightfully so, IMHO, but such ethical standards are neither enforced nor even expected of Democrats...it isn’t part of their branding.