When the tell-all books are finally written, this week of Republican talking points will constitute entire chapters of infamy.















Knowing that indictments were coming from special counsel Robert Mueller, Republicans and their conservative media friends have been engaged in a remarkable series of attempts to deflect blame and muddy the waters. 











Unable to attack the prosecutors and investigative committees head on, they resorted to using Hillary Clinton as a punching bag. 














The odious former White House adviser Sebastian Gorka suggested that Clinton could “get the chair” over a long-discredited nothingburger.


















Nothing more plainly demonstrates that the Republicans have devolved to an existence now as mere cartoonish and treasonous Trumpian caricatures.