Trying to influence something is not the same as actually doing so. It's not the effort but rather the outcome. Libs think dog and pony shows are real and that effort and outcome always match up
Gotta become adults one of these days people
If a college student cheated by searching out and getting the questions and answers to the the midterm exam ahead of time from another person who stole them, and was caught red handed with them after the exam....
Was he not guilty of cheating because he was not the person who actually stole the exam questions and answers?
Was he not guilty of cheating if he ended up barely passing the exam?