The tactic is called, "smashmouth," whatever bad thing you are accused of, make the same accusation against your opponent.

This was practiced by #Trump mentor Roy #Cohn.

"The president is running the smashmouth playbook he learned from Roy Cohn, his mentor and Joe McCarthy’s hatchet man. It’s worked repeatedly for Trump, [such as] overcoming Bob Mueller’s investigation the past two years.”"

I apologize for Fox link but mentions Cohn and #smashmouth.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-try-to-stay-on-offense

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