"So when the media that hated Trump (a position I am not criticizing) started talking about allegations of Russian interference with the elections, I waited for the evidence. But after a couple of months of anonymous officials making this claim and that claim but no hard evidence in the matter, I tuned it out."

Another indictment filed today:

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000161-bf68-da6b-ade9-fffc2...

The tone of your statement suggests you don't have any way to know the facts of the Russia investigation, or what to believe.

That's bullshit. Mueller is gathering the facts and hard evidence in a very methodical, professional manner, and laying them out in criminal indictments, citing the relevant facts and evidence. You don't need the "mainstream media" to be informed on this subject. There are now direct sources you can go to.

Obviously, not everything is out yet, there is more to come. But what Mueller has already produced is very enlightening.

And your "couple of months" quip rubbed me the wrong way, too. How long did you expect an investigation of this scope to take? Did you expect Mueller to publish every single fact and testimony as he received it? Questioning the people involved, without necessarily letting them know what you already know, is a good way to quickly find out who is being honest with you.

Muller assumed office in May 2017. The allegations of Russian interference we’re going on in summer 2016, and at the time there seemed to be nothing of substance to them. I’m thrilled that 18 months later there are concrete claims being made, but can you not understand why I might have stopped caring in the interim?

There’s lots happening in the world. The mainstream news media wants to focus on a few pet issues and I just don’t feel well informed when I listen to repeated hand wringing about the same subject. Today I’ve been spending most of my work day listening to the political debates in South Africa after their state of the union. It’s a fascinating subject and one that I feel comfortable assuming is not well covered by US news outlets.

You obviously care about the Russia investigation. Great! But you accuse me of being generally uninformed just because I don’t follow this issue. Please. I don’t care about every twist and turn of this investigation. If they can convict somebody great, but I don’t see the value in following all this when so much else is going on in the world.

> Muller assumed office in May 2017. The allegations of Russian interference we’re going on in summer 2016, and at the time there seemed to be nothing of substance to them.

I understand a certain degree of skepticism around the conclusions of national intelligence services, especially on topics directly related to government, but the fact that such services do not immediately release the information underlying their conclusions is not unusual even in cases that have the strongest support; about the only time they’ll publicly release detailed evidence is if action is being sought by some body like the UNSC, or to the extent necessary after the matter moves from intelligence to law enforcement to the courts.