Around noon on Donald Trump’s first Inauguration Day, in January of 2017, while every other Democrat in Washington was either destroying store windows or sobbing uncontrollably, or a bit of both, Barack Obama’s outgoing national security adviser was hard at work. She logged onto her computer and sent a lengthy email to her own government email account, even though very soon, she wouldn’t be able to access that account. Yes, the national security adviser, Susan Rice, wrote an email to herself. And to be clear, this email wasn’t a reminder to pick up dog food at the store, or a motivational quote as she headed towards unemployment, or anything like that.
Instead, the email that Rice sent to herself amounted, essentially, to a lengthy statement claiming that no one in the Obama administration had committed any kind of treason whatsoever, nor would they ever dream of doing such a thing — why would you ask? In other words, it was exactly the kind of email you’d send if you had just committed treason. Short of an outright confession, it does not get any more incriminating (or more bizarre) than this email. Just a few miles away, at exactly this time, Donald Trump was taking the oath of office. Barack Obama was getting ready to board a helicopter and leave Washington. The wailing Democrat lady from the meme was screaming in the street, entering into eternal internet infamy. And contemporaneously with all of that, this is what Susan Rice was sending to herself.
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