Lying to get elected to the extent that Santos did, is the most despicable of lies and we cannot stand for it. And there is no moral equivalence to other politicians who lied to get elected.
Furthermore, lying to get elected is way worse than lying while in office to obstruct justice, lying while in office to subvert the constitution, lying to coverup crimes and corruption and lying that results in innocent people's suffering or death. No sir, we cannot accept lying to the extent that Santos did. It is totally different.
It would be cool if the political class and the media decided that "we're interested in finding the truth, no matter where it takes us", and we won't accept lies from elected officials, political appointed heads of 3 letter agencies, CEOs in official hearings or 'journalists'. But I'm not optimistic.