As expected, Republicans are falling all over themselves as they rush forward to support their Leader when he denies assaulting E. Jean Carroll. But of course, they have to at least pretend they believe him. The intelligent among them know quite well that Trump is a pathological liar. But how would they look if they begin to question Trump’s denial after they have accepted countless other lies? No, they have to keep the Big Lie of Trump’s integrity rolling forward, lest it roll back and crush them.