Here's the real scoop:
Some bad stuff happened. The group that stands the most to gain from the removal of the one in power loudly complained about how things were mismanaged/suggested complicity/howled in anger. The group supporting the ones in power responded in kind, and while everyone was busy arguing, the rest of the world kept turning and other stuff kept happenining.
Rinse, repeat.
(BTW, the above applies to just about any point in history. The names and faces change, but the story stays the same. It's all just a little bit of history repeating.)