The Washington establishment’s dirty secrets are finally coming out, and Democrats have been desperate to change the subject. For weeks, they’ve been dismissing the declassified intelligence that DNI Tulsi Gabbard has been releasing and claiming it’s a bogus distraction from the Epstein story. In reality, it’s the other way around; Democrats are trying to distract the public from Russia hoax revelations, and there’s a big reason why.
Americans who’ve been paying attention know the truth about the so-called “Russiagate” collusion hoax, and more importantly, they know who’s truly responsible.
A stunning 73% of voters who followed the unfolding news on the Trump-Russia collusion investigation “very closely” told Rasmussen that it’s at least somewhat likely that Obama administration officials “committed serious crimes” to create and perpetuate a manufactured narrative aimed at undermining Donald Trump. Any objective look at the data shows more than half of all voters — 54% — see through the charade, believing that these officials likely crossed the line from political maneuvering into criminal conspiracy.
The damning numbers come on the heels of a bombshell report from Gabbard, who concluded that Obama’s national security team actively manipulated and invented intelligence for one purpose: to pin a fabricated Russian plot on Trump, discredit his presidency, and ultimately sabotage an administration not beholden to the Beltway’s marching orders. This wasn’t a political disagreement; it was a systematic attempt to subvert American democracy by weaponizing intelligence agencies against a sitting president. That’s not just “dirty politics.” That’s criminal.
Yet the poll makes it painfully clear that the current climate of selective outrage and media gaslighting hasn’t blinded the American people, or at least not those who take the time to follow the facts. Sixty-five percent of the most attentive voters said it’s “very likely” that Obama officials committed “serious crimes.” Even without the non-stop, wall-to-wall coverage from legacy media outlets devoted to the Russia hoax in its heyday, Americans are connecting the dots: The so-called defenders of the Constitution turned government power into a political cudgel.
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Breaking it down politically, the gap is both predictable and damning. An overwhelming 83% of Republicans believe serious crimes were committed, and for good reason. After years of hearing without evidence that Donald Trump was a Russian asset, only to see the story collapse under its own weight, conservatives recognize a witch hunt when they see one. Democrats, perhaps unwilling to admit their party’s standard-bearers masterminded one of the greatest political scandals in living memory, trail far behind, with just 32% acknowledging serious crimes likely occurred.
But here’s the kicker: 41% of Republicans have been following the investigation “very closely” compared to just 25% of Democrats, a gap that probably accounts for this enormous difference. Knowledge is power, and willful ignorance comes at a cost.
But this isn’t just a partisan question. A glaring 47% of independent voters also think it’s likely that Obama officials twisted and manufactured intelligence to keep the Trump-Russia hoax alive. The days when we could dismiss this as partisan mudslinging are long gone. The evidence has gone mainstream, the center is catching on, and Democrats can pretend the story is a distraction.
On the core question of accountability, the American people have spoken. Supermajorities in all three groups say it is “critical” that anyone who commits such crimes faces real justice: not a slap on the wrist, not a stern letter, but actual consequences. That includes 59% of Democrats, an extraordinary 86% of Republicans, and a robust 62% of unaffiliated voters. Americans remember what made this country exceptional: No one, especially the most powerful, is above the law.
Yeah, this is a huge problem for the Democrats.
