It sounds to me like you and the author have already decided on the conclusion, you'e made up your minds that whatever is the opposite of what an intelligence a

It sounds to me like you and the author have already decided on the conclusion, you'e made up your minds that whatever is the opposite of what an intelligence agency says is the truth, and are grasping at straws to justify that belief. Nobody ever said the russians are genius master hackers, only that their operation is large and well funded and they're not particularly concerned about hiding it. The fact that Mitch McConnel wants to keep his Russian connections secret does not disprove those russian connections. You clearly haven't actually read the mueller report if you think it's "discovering nothing" and "pointless". It's free, you can read it today.