A talking point swelled up in the right wing Twitterverse this weekend, after this tweet by the Cheeto Mussolini: A.P. has just reported that the Russian Hoax Investigation has now cost our government over $17 million, and going up fast. No Collusion, except by the Democrats! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 1, 2018 And then again the next day: ....“$17 million spent, it’s a scam Investigation.