They held on to the hope that they could weather the storm, that Mueller would take President Trump down and the Swamp would once again be in control.
They were wrong.
Now President Trump is at the peak of his power. His support among Republican voters is over 90%. They have no choice but to support the President. If they remove him, the Republican party will no longer exist as a viable political party.
So, you see, the irony is that when the Rat Russia Russia Russia gambit utterly failed in the face of Trump's fighting spirit, it immunized him to their scandal hoaxes.
As a bonus, the news media has been completely exposed as the partisan shills they are. Trump blew them up.
Donald J Trump is a Change Agent.