Ambush journalism sometimes produces great comments, but it mostly doesn't. As it turns out, jumping out of the bushes to pepper unsuspecting persons with questions is not the best method for divining the truth of a given matter.

On Sunday, an MSNBC reporter pounced on special counsel Robert Mueller as he tried to exit an Easter service.

“Will you testify before Congress, sir?” reporter Mike Viqueira asked as Mueller tried to get into his car.

"No comment," Mueller responded.

The reporter asked, “Are you sure about that, sir?"

“No comment,” Mueller said for a second time.

At this point, the most reasonable play would have been for Viqueira to walk away. Mueller, who is already notoriously tight-lipped, said twice that he has “no comment.” MSNBC is not getting anything from him, regardless of whether the network managed to catch him off-guard following Easter services at St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.

But Viqueira kept at it, transforming what was already a performance in ineffectuality into something a bit vainer and more tasteless.

“If he were anybody but the president, would Mr. Trump be indicted, sir?” asked the MSNBC reporter.

The journalist continued, “Sir, why didn’t you make a recommendation to Congress one way or the other? Did the attorney general accurately characterize your positions on conspiracy and obstruction, sir?”

WATCH: Special Counsel Mueller is questioned by @MSNBC about the details of his report, and whether he will testify about the report before Congress. pic.twitter.com/yzjl7p6svF — MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 21, 2019

These are not even good questions. This is a line of inquiry that amounts to, “Why didn’t you give us the results we were hoping for with your two-year-long investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election?”

Mueller then drove away, momentarily stymieing MSNBC’s attempt to get another Russian collusion high.

"I think it's accurate to characterize director Mueller today as being 'tight-lipped' in response to my questions," Viqueira explained afterward.

What did he think would happen?

Absurdly enough, prior to ambushing Mueller, Viqueira said, "We knew that he was going to be [at St. John's Episcopal Church], he's been there. He’s been there in the past, so we waited for him. Easter services, tried to be as respectful as possible.”

Perhaps we have different definitions of “respectful.”