It was much worse. What he did to people who told the truth was outrageous. He destroyed people who were in his way. He is a very vicious and dangerous man.
This is the difference people who argue "everyone was doing it" miss. He was aggressive in going after people who broke the silence. He ruined people's life in the process, ending their career and slandering them in the media. None of his competitor went to the lengths he did. Read up on people like Betsy Andreu and how lance went after her and her husband for talking about what they knew.
