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 The next time you hear "both sides do it," remember that in 2008, after Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, was charged with corruption, members of his own party overwhelmingly voted to impeach and convict him in short order. His career ended. Now he’s on the right, unsurprisingly.

One side holds their own accountable. And it's not Republicans.

Ken Paxton emerges victorious from yet another career scandal | The Texas Tribune
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/17/ken-paxton-impeachment-trial-scandal/