He is a pedophile facing life in prison and he is desperate.

False. He’s not facing life in prison, there will be no consequences for raping children.

to protect the future of American democracy

The non-existent future of American democracy. They may have disagreements on policy, but they both agree on the things that their donors care about. It’s called the political ratchet, the repubs crank the ratchet right and democrats block any progress back to the left.