Some 26 centuries later, one of the greatest sources of wisdom remains the classic collection of Aesop’s Fables. Especially relevant today is the talk of the mountain that labored for months only to give birth to a mouse. You remember how it goes:

A mountain was once greatly agitated. Loud groans and noises were heard, and crowds of people came from all parts to see what was the matter. While they were assembled in anxious expectation of some terrible calamity, out came a mouse.

The moral of the fable is clear: Don’t make much ado about nothing.

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Too bad House Republicans and Donald Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE didn’t heed that lesson before they decided to release the Rep. Devin Nunes Devin Gerald NunesSunday shows preview: With less than two months to go, race for the White House heats up Sunday shows preview: Republicans gear up for national convention, USPS debate continues in Washington Sunday shows preview: White House, congressional Democrats unable to breach stalemate over coronavirus relief MORE (R-Calif.) memo. In so doing, they not only tarnished the reputation of the entire FBI, they destroyed the claim of the Republican Party as the party of law and order.

First mistake: trusting Nunes in the first place. He has zero credibility. Only a year ago, he was forced to cut any ties with the Russia investigation when, after vowing to alert the White House about explosive evidence he’d discovered of Trump campaign officials under surveillance, he was forced to admit he’d been spoon fed that information by the White House itself.

In releasing a memo prepared for the House Intelligence Committee, Nunes again promised explosive evidence. This time, he said the FBI had proven it was politically motivated — pro-Hillary, anti-Trump — by relying exclusively on a dossier prepared by Clinton-paid Christopher Steele to obtain FISA authorization to begin surveillance of Trump advisor Carter Page, thereby triggering the Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE investigation. Yet the memo proved none of the above. It’s a giant nothing burger. It’s the cigar that blew up in the face of Donald Trump and House Republicans.

Read the memo. It contradicts everything Trump claimed ahead of time. Did the FBI rely exclusively on the Steele dossier to get a FISA warrant? No. The Fusion GPS document was only one of several sources provided to justify surveillance of Page — who was first suspected of spying for Russia, and first placed under surveillance, in 2013.

Did the Carter Page request trigger the FBI’s investigation of possible collusion with Russia by Trump campaign officials? No. As the memo itself reveals, that probe actually started months earlier, when the FBI learned of meetings with Russian officials held by Trump aide George PapadopoulosGeorge Demetrios PapadopoulosTale of two FBI cases: Clinton got warned, Trump got investigated Trump says he would consider pardons for those implicated in Mueller investigation New FBI document confirms the Trump campaign was investigated without justification MORE.

Was the FBI secretly working to help Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonHillicon Valley: FBI chief says Russia is trying to interfere in election to undermine Biden | Treasury Dept. sanctions Iranian government-backed hackers The Hill's Campaign Report: Arizona shifts towards Biden | Biden prepares for drive-in town hall | New Biden ad targets Latino voters FBI chief says Russia is trying to interfere in election to undermine Biden MORE and hurt Donald Trump? That’s the most ludicrous claim of all. Many Democrats believe that Clinton would be president today had James Comey James Brien ComeyTrump jabs at FBI director over testimony on Russia, antifa Graham: Comey to testify about FBI's Russia probe, Mueller declined invitation Barr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' MORE not reopened the Clinton email investigation on Oct. 28, just 10 days before the election — for which Comey was effusively praised by Donald Trump.

In the end, the long-awaited Trump/Nunes memo proves nothing except how far congressional Republicans are willing to go — even declaring war on the Justice Department and the FBI — in order to shield Donald Trump from the special counsel. But they’re kidding nobody but themselves. Because, in the end, it will be Robert Mueller who writes the final chapter about collusion and obstruction of justice. And not Devin Nunes.

Press is host of “The Bill Press Show” on Free Speech TV and author of “Buyer’s Remorse: How Obama Let Progressives Down.”