FISAGATE will work with those with half of a brain.
Cohen has been consistent. and apparently the FakeNewsMSM no longer wishes to hear his opinions:
15 Nov 2017: Nation: Stephen F. Cohen: Russiagate Zealots (Mainly Democrats) Have Become a Major Threat to US National Security
At an international summit in Vietnam last week, President Trump took necessary steps to reduce the perils of the new Cold War with Russia. Liberal Democrats call it treasonous.
(To those who recall Watergate, Cohen points out that, unlike Trump, President Nixon was never accused of collusion with the Kremlin or faced reckless, and preposterous, allegations that the Kremlin had abetted his election by an attack on American democracy.)
What Trump did in Vietnam last week was therefore vitally important and courageous, though uniformly misrepresented by the American mainstream media. Despite unrelenting Russiagate attempts led by Democrats to impeach him for collusion with the Kremlin (still without any meaningful evidence), and perhaps even opposition by high-level members of his own administration, Trump met several times, informally and briefly, with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Presumably dissuaded or prevented by some of his own top advisers from having a formal, lengthy meeting, Trump was nonetheless prepared...
What Trump told the US press corps after his meetings with Putin was even more remarkableand defiantly bold. He reiterated his longstanding position that having a relationship with Russia would be a great thingnot a good thingit would be a great thing. To this Cohen adds that it would be an essential thing for the sake of US national security on many vital issues and in many areas of the world, and should be the first foreign-policy principle of both political parties. Trump then turned to Russiagate,saying that Putin had again denied any personal involvement and that in this Putin seemed sincere. Trump quickly added that three of President Obamas top intelligence directorsthe CIAs John Brennan, Office of National Intelligences James Clapper, and the FBIs James Comeywere political hacks, clearly implying that their declared role in Russiagate had been and remains less than sincere...
https://www.thenation.com/article/russiagate-zealots-mainly-democrats-have-become-a-major-threat-to-us-national-security/