Now we are finally getting somewhere. Hopefully. Influential independent investigative journalist Matt Taibbi ran a story on his Substack ‘Racket News’ yesterday headlined, “At Last: John Brennan and James Comey Under Criminal Investigation for Russiagate.”

In the rush and tumble of the tsunami of anticlimactic disappointment over the strangely sudden end of the official Epstein investigation, a speck of hope appeared in the waves. It appeared in the form of a Fox News exclusive (i.e., a friendly leak), announcing that FBI Director Kash Patel has opened formal criminal investigations into former FBI Director James Comey and former CIA Chief John Brennan, for their roles in manufacturing the RussiaGate hoax, interfering in elections, and for their seditious efforts to overthrow the American government.

Haha! Sorry! I was just kidding. It’s not for that stuff. The two men are under investigation only for lying to Congress. And possibly for conspiring to lie to Congress.

Taibbi did not directly confront that painful shortcoming. But he nodded to it. One of his sources, presumably connected to the House Intelligence Committee, said he was not disappointed the charges only related to perjury. “You have to understand, there’s no statute that really fits what these people did,” the source said.