A true conspiracist is never dissuaded by contradictory evidence. In fact, for the true conspiracist, all evidence, supporting or otherwise, is proof of the theory’s legitimacy.

Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, is a true conspiracist.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is thrilled that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation failed to establish evidence that the Trump campaign conspired with Russia to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, the senator claimed Monday on MSNBC.

Because it can’t be that Hirono and her Democratic cohort were wrong to claim the president is a Manchurian Candidate. No, the real takeaway from Attorney General William Barr’s announcement this weekend is that the implosion of the Russian “collusion” theory is beneficial to America’s enemies.

"So just because there was not enough evidence for a criminal charge of conspiracy does not mean that this very cozy relationship that Donald Trump has with Vladimir Putin, who, by the way, must be really happy that this came about, that this kind of cozy relationship that is not good for our country, in that it's not transparent, will continue,” the senator said Monday during an appearance on MSNBC.

Her frustration is reasonable. It must be embarrassing, being so wrong so often about so many things.

It was just two days earlier she claimed “there’s more to come” from the Mueller report and various Southern District of New York investigations into the Trump administration (there are no more indictments of any sort coming from Mueller). Hirono also claimed the "walls are closing in" for Trump because of the Mueller investigation.

Mueller’s investigation concluded it could not “establish that the members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities,” Barr told members of Congress Sunday. The attorney general and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein also said there is not enough evidence “to establish that the president committed an obstruction-of-justice offense.”

Yet, here's Hirono, claiming on national television that Putin benefits somehow from unsuccessful attempts by Democrats and their allies in the news media to make collusion and obstruction charges stick against this White House. It can't be that they failed. The conspiracy can never be allowed to suffer for contradictory evidence.

You know what? I have changed my mind. The anti-Electoral College people are right. It’s time to take representation away from certain states, starting with Hawaii.

Let's do it and be legends.