If you’re still sort of confused about the Democrats’ reaction to James Comey being removed from the FBI, you’re not alone. After the 2016 election, a sizable number of Democrats wanted Mr. Comey gone from the FBI. Hillary Clinton blamed his letter to Congress 11 days before the election informing them that the FBI would be reviewing more emails to be one of the factors that led to he defeat. That’s dubious, but that’s for another time. So, now that President Trump has fired Mr. Comey, the Democratic response has been that of outrage, allegations of a cover up, and rehashing their favorite subject: Russian connections to Trump.

The Washington Post’s David Ignatius went on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, where he noted his “peculiar” reaction from Democrats Wednesday (via RCP)[emphasis mine]: