And when they lost, they already had the Russia narrative in place to try and cover their tracks. They began crafting the crisis with their useful idiots in the media. The same cast of characters comprised the Mueller investigation. I am sure they thought it was a long shot, but hey Trump is a political amateur; maybe he'll fall into a trap? Maybe they could get him impeached through the media? And they have been gaslighting us ever since. They used deliberately leaked noncriminal information collected illegally and their overwhelming control of the news and entertainment industries to steal reality to suit their needs. A narrative was crafted around half-truths, manipulated intel and outright lies.

So many people are complicit in this charade and the memo, in all honesty, could probably easily put this to bed.

Simply watch clips of Reps Gaetz and Jordan talk about this memo and tell me they are just good actors. Gaetz looks downright giddy at the prospects of its release and Jordan seems like he's seen a ghost. These people believe in it.

The optics of all this is frankly BAD for Republicans. The RUSSIAgate allegation is VERY serious and the GOP wouldn't attack it if Mueller or his work if it were legitimately close to uncovering collusion. GOP congressmen wouldn't risk incriminating and exposing theselves to be wrapped up in Mueller's probe. Rather, they know it to be false, as do most on the Hill by now and they have been trying to wrestle this information free from the DOJ for six months.