whataboutism - discrediting a criticism by accusing hypocrisy, in order to shift the focus away from oneself and onto others. : Meadows shifts the focus from Trump not doing enough to stop Russian interference in the 2016 election to Obama not doing enough to stop Russian interference in the 2016 election.
whataboutism - discrediting a criticism by accusing hypocrisy, in order to shift the focus away from oneself and onto others. : Meadows shifts the focus from unsavory Trump conduct to unsavory Clinton conduct, then to unsavory Schiff conduct.