After news of grand jury indictments against 13 Russians, with charges ranging from wire fraud to identity theft, there were a lot of really bad takes.

Sean Hannity clucked that the news was proof that Russians were helping former President Obama and Hillary Clinton, and that it was somehow tied to the Uranium One deal.

That really was an incredibly dumb stretch.

Then, of course, was President Trump’s take – almost a sure guarantee to be dumb.

Trump has lashed out, insisting that this was proof of his innocence.

Russia started their anti-US campaign in 2014, long before I announced that I would run for President. The results of the election were not impacted. The Trump campaign did nothing wrong – no collusion!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 16, 2018

If anything, it proves how wrong he was. There was definitely interference. This was not the “Russia hoax,” as he has repeatedly claimed. He’s sent his dancing monkey, Sean Hannity, and a host of other loyalists out to push the same claim, but now they’re trying to spin it back.

OK, there was totally Russian meddling, but that’s it!

That didn’t stop his obsessing over being cleared, during his “executive time” on Saturday.

“Charges Deal Don A Big Win,” written by Michael Goodwin of the @nypost, succinctly states that “the Russians had no impact on the election results.” There was no Collusion with the Trump Campaign. “She lost the old-fashioned way, by being a terrible candidate. Case closed.”

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2018

Deputy A.G. Rod Rosenstein stated at the News Conference: “There is no allegation in the indictment that any American was a knowing participant in this illegal activity. There is no allegation in the indictment that the charged conduct altered the outcome of the 2016 election.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2018

He wants to change everything he has spent the past year claiming, and hopes nobody will notice.

Funny how the Fake News Media doesn’t want to say that the Russian group was formed in 2014, long before my run for President. Maybe they knew I was going to run even though I didn’t know!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2018

Yeah. About that…

I'm sure @realDonaldTrump will be great president! We'll support you from Russia! America needs ambitious leader! pic.twitter.com/uIeFfPqZ1r

— Alferova Yulya (@AlferovaYulyaE) January 22, 2014

I’m just going to leave this out there and let people work on the timeline, for themselves.