Are they trying to hide behind a "I didn't know what I was saying" defense while expecting people to trust and listen to what they say?

From the AP News article on the topic

One unidentified influencer’s contract included a $400,000 monthly fee, a $100,000 signing bonus and an additional performance bonus.

Such savage victimization. I'm sure that they returned all the money once they learned what it was for and where it came from.

Unfortunately the US Department of Justice says they agree because they are (yet again) bending over backwards to protect right wingers from being held accountable for their actions to harm our country

"Well pay you millions of dollars to keep doing your work."

Ok, but I'm not changing my message, I'm no sellout.

"No worries, it's perfect as is."

That's not a victim, that's a perpetrator. Whether they knew who was bankrolling the operation or not (they probably did), the fact that their message aligned perfectly with opponents of their country is enough.

Then pay back the money… victims my ass!

Oh so they don’t like being on the receiving end of disinformation campaigns? It’s hard to care even if it was true after how long they’ve been on the other end of them. But also it isn’t true, they did it

Awwww, those poor snowflakes!

They mock everybody else for playing the victim, but when it's them, suddenly it's legitimate.

WHO CARES? All they were doing was Trying to Destroy America from the Inside by Attacking Literally EVERYTHING that Makes America Great and Safe like Democracy and National Security. It's not like they were saying we shouldn't be Bombing Palestinian Children. THAT would have been Real Shit!