The first thing Democrats did was use their appointed leadership positions in the intelligence services to try a soft coup against the President. When it became clear to everyone with half a brain that it was all bullshit, Democrats kept pressing, and this encouraged Leftists by showing that facts don't matter to their Democrat Overlords. Only political power matters to them.

The second thing Democrats did was encourage Leftists to behave in aggressive, illegal behavior. For example, ANTIFA, etc. By failing to condemn and act vigorously against violent and/or illegal actions, they clearly indicated again that laws were not important. Again, only political results matter to Democrats.

The third thing Democrats did was fail to act against social media censorship, even when social media giants began acting as publishers rather than as platforms.

The fourth thing Democrats did was fail to keep the voting systems secure in any place where they had political dominance.

In short, Democrats have, through FAILING to act as responsible caretakers of the nation, made it clear to Leftists that illegal activities which advance an Anti-American agenda are acceptable, and will be overlooked.

Finally, Democrats are offering Bread and Circuses to the masses. Free healthcare, free advanced education, and various other sorts of nanny state utopian bullshit that we might manage with Star Trek technology, but that we can't manage yet.

What this means is that Democrat leadership didn't ever need to do anything explicitly illegal. All they had to do was offer free stuff to the Leftists, then make it clear that the government, if Democrats are in charge of it, will not persecute the people who performed illegal acts to help the Democrats gain power.

The only way to stop this from working is to stop looking for the connections to the high power politicians, because those connections are not going to be clear and provable. The government needs to hammer people acting illegally for political gain into the ground. Maximum penalties and sentences. No plea bargains unless they lead to really big fish.

We WANT to hammer the big names, but we CAN hammer the little names, and make it clear that the rule of law matters.