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1. Let's not be naive here. No matter what comes out of the Mueller report about Trump's involvement, there was Russian interference in the 2016 election. But if Democrats made it all about him, Trump absolutely did so, too.
2. If Trump had been a different person, one without an easily wounded ego, he could have just said, "I'm worried about the sanctity of our elections and want any issues fully investigated." As we know, he didn't.
3. Instead, he saw it as an assault on his "greatest victory in the history of America" and attacked it, which, whether he's guilty or not, sure as hell made it seem like he's guilty of something.
4. Every action he took, from firing James Comey to pressuring Jeff Sessions, and every statement he made, from the 400-lb guy in a room to his "no collusion" mantra to "witch hunt," added to that sense of complicity.
5. Meanwhile, all these people around Trump lied to the FBI, lied to Congress, and perjured themselves, which means they were hiding something. Whether that is just that Trump is a baby who can't stand being challenged or that they worked with Russia, we will see soon.
6. But let's remember: This investigation of a Republican was started by a once-Republican (James Comey) and led by a Republican (Robert Mueller) under the watch of Republicans (Rosenstein, Whitaker, and Barr). For most of the investigation, Democrats had no say at all.
7. So if you're saying Democrats went crazy over "Russiagate," well, Trump bears a whole lot of blame here for how the whole thing was perceived. And if he truly had no part in anything, if there was "no collusion," then it was just pathetic for him to lash out.
8. Of course, the reality is going to be far more complicated. But if you're gonna curse Democrats for calling Trump a traitor, then you better curse Trump for never once acting like he cared about finding out about interference in the 2016 election.
