He does not deny his crimes, he claims he is above the law.
4. Trump is Their Cult God
They seem to love it when he crosses the line.
6. Very true - but in my experience, they don't follow
Logic, facts, truth or reasoning.
We've been doing that for what 6-7 years now, with little success
Trump spent the same time brainwashing them. "No truth. Fake News. I did nothing wrong." Simple concepts, susceptible people, repetition. Add in trump taking advantage of the short news cycle cycle and never putting himself out there to explain anything.
Perfect storm of evil that we haven't been able to counteract no matter how hard we try