There’s nothing that the journalist blob enjoys more than a good bout of “the walls closing in,” and here we are again. It’s 2018 redux. There are leaks that appear to be carefully worded to give the most ominous impression but with plenty of escape hatches. There are the usual suspects who spin up the news reports even further on cable and social media and pour scorn on anyone who might suggest it’s not a good idea to automatically jump to the worst conclusions based on rank speculation. There are legal panels all over cable, and screaming chyrons. There is that most delicious phrase “obstruction of justice.” There is an assumption that there simply can’t be an innocent — or less than completely damning — explanation for anything alleged. And, who knows, maybe this time they are right, or at least half-right? The facts should matter. But anyone who lived through the Russia hoax is going to have a very familiar feeling right now. They are creating exactly the same kind of frenzy, and enjoying themselves too much.