With everyone simmering over the news of the end to special counsel Robert Mueller\u2019s Russia probe, and the back and forth of what to expect next, no one is surprised that the social media chatter has been insane.<\/p>\n
Frankly, I\u2019m not surprised that federal authorities have not descended on Donald Trump\u2019s Mar-A-Lago estate, where he is holding court for the weekend with all his most loyal and subservient clingers.<\/p>\n
I was never completely convinced he was more than a dupe, although his every action since the investigations into his campaign have suggested he had something to hide.<\/p>\n
What I would advise everyone now is to chill out and wait until the final report is made public. We have no idea what Mueller found or reported on. We only know there are no more indictments coming from his leg of the investigation.<\/p>\n
Another point of interest involves the Southern District of New York. The multiple investigations going on there have nothing to do with Russia or Robert Mueller, although we know Mr. Mueller farmed out certain aspects to the SDNY for their consideration.<\/p>\n
Oddly enough, President Trump has remained unusually quiet about the end of Mueller\u2019s probe. For the past 22 months, he has railed against what he called a \u201cwitch hunt,\u201d but now that it\u2019s over, he has yet to make a peep.<\/p>\n
That could mean any number of things, so don\u2019t twist yourself up trying to decipher it.<\/p>\n
Indeed, the various factions in this long running drama have spent the day either expressing disbelief or spiking the football.<\/p>\n
In other words, nobody has really changed their mind.<\/p>\n
Unless you\u2019re Fox News\u2019 Brit Hume. If you\u2019re Brit Hume, you\u2019ve managed to harness something akin to selective amnesia. It makes it easier to ride the fence.<\/p>\n
Now, we know this new age of Trumpism is rife with clingers and opportunists, so nothing should be shocking to those of us who have been paying attention.<\/p>\n
I bring this up and present it to you as more of a cautionary tale, regarding the long and unforgiving memory of social media. When you put things out there for the world\u2019s consumption, you can\u2019t really take it back. You never know when it may come back on you, or under what circumstances.<\/p>\n
Let me set the scene: On Saturday afternoon, Hume took to Twitter to scoff at those who were pointing to the origins of Robert Mueller\u2019s probe. Donald Trump sat with NBC News\u2019 Lester Holt and confirmed that, in spite of what his attorney general (Jeff Sessions) and deputy attorney general (Rod Rosenstein) had said, that he\u2019d already been thinking about firing FBI Director James Comey, because of the \u201cRussia thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nI keep seeing this claim that he told Lester Holt he fired Comey because he was \u201clooking into Russia\u2019s role in the campaign.\u201d I just rewatched the relevant part of the that interview. Maybe you can find his saying that. I couldn\u2019t. Here it is: https:\/\/t.co\/tlU4q9wZV1<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/gQRVGM6hBZ<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Brit Hume (@brithume) March 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n