That's more or less exactly what someone who wants to openly get away with it would tell you.
Then their supporters shrug their shoulders and say, "Meh, it's okay because everyone else does it." Except that everyone does NOT do these things. It's just the lie campaign took hold.
We should oppose corruption and graft everywhere at all times (within our systems), and prior Republican and Democratic administrations (never mind Congress) have done the exact types of things that Trump is doing now. It happens at local levels too, not just at the federal level. If you want to play team sport when it comes to corruption you're simply part of the problem.