Good guys and Bad guys come in assorted flavors at variable ratios using a spectrum of techniques and levels of organization to commit their crimes...
This would be a great thread if you focused on people from both parties that were also guilty. I didn't see a post from you about Pelosi. Is one here?
https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow https://theintercept.com/2023/04/03/silicon-valley-bank-bailout-pentagon/
This was studied by the Freakonomics guys. The causality goes the other way. Favorite candidates received more money than underdog candidates because donors wanted to back the winner, ie. donors didn't create the winner; rather they jumped on the bandwagon.