It could.
But what Trump, and any other Republican you may decide to point to as well, did was considered absolutely vile, (still is obviously), according to those who somehow do not mind something similar now. How does that work exactly?
Is it that 46% who didn't or do not now, seem to worry about what Trump did all over our press yammering for this Senator to be booted now, the way the other 54% did with Trump?
I have seen nothing in the press showing this to be happening the way we all saw with Trumps wrong doings. Seems to me that those who were not concerned with the Trump incident are also not overly concerned with this instance either. The only obvious difference appears to be that NOW some who howled about evil assed Trump have suddenly joined the percentage who find it to be, "acceptable".
Neither one bothers me much. I know of no person alive who doesn't have something they do or have done in their past that some would be offended by, Lord knows I wouldn't qualify, so using such a standard we would have no one to serve the public.
Therefore I base my decisions on proven or stated policies and positions and then hope the ones I vote for will be a stand out oddity among politicians and prove to be one who actually can and will do as they did in the past or promise to do in the future.
Others use other methods. Including selective "moral" outrage unfortunately.
I was merely pointing that out.