From a PARTISAN point of view: The more popular the policy ideas, the less guilty they are of any accusation. That's generally how this works. It goes both ways of course. Biden is guilty of influence peddling. Do you know why? Because he's a Democrat with unpopular policies. That's what the PARTISAN Repubs think.Just because someone has unpopular policy ideas doesn't mean they are above the law.
(If you aren't a partisan this won't apply to you.)