When looking for explanations for the strange behavior of Carter Page and Devin Nunes, the only plausible alternative seems to be very simple: these people are unbelievably stupid, too stupid to even understand that they are stupid. They have both repeatedly failed to understand the nature of their Russia problem, acted in clumsy defense only to make things worse for everyone involved, and failed to realize when they should just shut up. A lot of people around Trump are incompetent, but Page and Nunes take the prize for pure, unadulterated stupidity.
However, it's certainly convenient when criminals act in such stupid manners, incriminating themselves and everyone around them as they unsuccessfully enact their badly devised schemes to hide the treasonous crimes committed by the Trump administration.
