Outrage in Washington over a classified memo that Republicans claimed would show bias in the Russia investigation turns out to be wildly overblown and a colossal waste of time. Surprised?

Salon's Alyona Minkovski breaks down three key points to keep in mind when trying to wade through this political controversy that Fox News host Sean Hannity has called "bigger than Watergate" and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi described as a "bouquet to Vladimir Putin." The truth is, there is hypocrisy on both sides of the aisle on issues of surveillance, national security and how we analyze the actions of government officials. Watch the video to hear more on navigating the political waters around this fake scandal.