Assuming this is real, it is far far too late for them to come forward feeling guilty. The time for action has long passed. The current "administration" won't do a damn thing to address this. They made their bed and now they have to sleep in it.
No, you're right. It's far too easy to dump a problem onto someone else. America has to deal with the clear authoritarian/fascist sect it has. Sweeping it under the rug or sending it somewhere else allows it to grow.
Assuming this is real, it is far far too late for them to come forward feeling guilty. The time for action has long passed. The current "administration" won't do a damn thing to address this. They made their bed and now they have to sleep in it.