The Trump admin has had enough. They’re bringing down the hammer.
And now JD Vance has hinted at earth-shattering indictments for top Democrats coming soon.
In an interview broadcast on Sunday, Vice President JD Vance asserted that numerous individuals would face indictments for “aggressive violations of the law” related to the Russiagate controversy, emphasizing the need for accountability for deceiving the American public.
On July 18, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a memo and documents alleging a prolonged effort to undermine President Donald Trump following his 2016 election victory over Hillary Clinton. Speaking with Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures, Vance claimed that Obama-era officials misled the public by falsely alleging Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia.
When Bartiromo asked, “Do you want to see indictments?” Vance replied, “Absolutely, Maria. Look, of course you’ve got to have the law follow the facts here. You don’t just indict people to indict people, you indict people because they broke the law. But if you look at what Tulsi and [FBI Director] Kash Patel have revealed in the last couple of weeks, I don’t know how anyone can look at that and say there wasn’t aggressive violations of the law.”
Vance elaborated, “What they basically did was they defrauded the American people in order to take Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign talking points and turn them into intelligence by defrauding the American people, defrauding the intelligence agencies, lying about what the intel said.” He accused officials of amplifying Clinton’s campaign narratives while suppressing contradictory evidence, effectively funneling her talking points through U.S. intelligence channels.
A May 2023 report by Special Counsel John Durham examined the FBI’s probe into alleged ties between Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia, concluding that the FBI “did not and could not corroborate” claims from the discredited Steele Dossier, which was used to secure surveillance warrants on Trump associates like Carter Page. During an October 2022 trial, FBI analyst Brian Auten testified that the FBI offered Christopher Steele $1 million to verify the dossier’s claims, which Steele failed to do.
Vance stressed, “I absolutely think they broke the law. You’re going to see a lot of people get indicted for that. Here’s the thing that should really bother the American people, what do you want our intelligence community to be doing? I want them to be catching bad guys. I want them to be making sure that terrorists aren’t going to k*ll innocent civilians.” He criticized the intelligence community for lending legitimacy to Clinton’s campaign claims, arguing it damaged public trust and hindered Trump’s first term.
The Steele Dossier, authored by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, was frequently cited by outlets like CNN and MSNBC to push unverified claims that Russian interference contributed to Clinton’s 2016 loss. In 2022, the Federal Election Commission fined Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee for their roles in funding the dossier, which fueled collusion allegations, according to CNN.
Evidence of Alleged Democratic Hoaxes
Recent claims by Trump administration officials suggest that Democrats, particularly during the Obama administration, orchestrated hoaxes like Russiagate to undermine Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and subsequent presidency. These allegations center on the misuse of intelligence and media to propagate false narratives, with new documents and investigations shedding light on the extent of these efforts.
In July, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified documents that she claims reveal a concerted effort by Obama-era officials to manipulate intelligence, portraying Trump as a Kremlin ally. Her memo alleges that figures like former FBI Director James Comey, CIA Director John Brennan, and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper knowingly advanced false claims to destabilize Trump’s presidency. These documents reportedly include emails showing coordination between Clinton campaign staff and influential figures, such as George Soros’ Open Society Foundation, to promote the Russia collusion narrative.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, in a July 31, statement, supported Gabbard’s findings, citing newly released documents that suggest the Clinton campaign devised the Trump-Russia collusion story to distract from Clinton’s email scandal. Grassley pointed to “burn bags” discovered at the FBI containing sensitive documents related to the Trump-Russia probe, including a classified annex to Special Counsel John Durham’s report. These documents allegedly show Democratic operatives, including then-DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, discussing plans to tie Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Durham Report, released in May 2023, is a cornerstone of these allegations, concluding that the FBI’s investigation into Trump’s campaign lacked sufficient evidence and relied heavily on the unverified Steele Dossier. The report criticized the FBI’s handling of the dossier, which was funded by the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee. The dossier’s claims, widely disseminated by media outlets, were never substantiated, yet they fueled years of investigations and public scrutiny of Trump.
Further evidence comes from a July RealClearInvestigations report, which detailed a secret meeting of Trump administration officials to discuss declassifying documents related to Russiagate. These documents allegedly include a 200-page congressional audit revealing how the Obama-ordered Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) was framed to depict Trump as beholden to the Kremlin. The report suggests that the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation, which targeted Trump’s campaign, was based on Clinton campaign disinformation rather than credible intelligence.
Emails uncovered in the declassified documents reportedly show Clinton campaign staff, including Julianne Smith, coordinating with Open Society’s Leonard Benardo to “demonize Putin and Trump.” One email from Benardo, dated July 25, 2016, states, “Julie (sic) says it will be a long-term affair to demonize Putin and Trump,” suggesting a deliberate strategy to shape public perception. Another email references Clinton’s approval of a plan to link Trump with Russian hackers to divert attention from her email controversy.
The Trump administration’s claims are not without pushback. Critics, including former Obama officials, argue that the intelligence community’s findings on Russian interference in the 2016 election were legitimate and supported by multiple investigations, such as the 2020 Senate Intelligence Committee report. This report confirmed Russian efforts to influence the election but found no evidence of direct collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia. Obama’s spokesperson, Patrick Rodenbush, called Gabbard’s allegations “bizarre” and a distraction from the established evidence of Russian meddling.
Despite these counterarguments, Trump officials, including FBI Director Kash Patel, assert that the FBI and CIA knowingly used flawed intelligence to target Trump. Patel, appearing on Joe Rogan’s podcast in June, claimed to have uncovered hidden documents in the FBI’s Hoover Building, suggesting a cover-up by Comey and others. These findings fuel the narrative that the Russia collusion story was a politically motivated hoax designed to undermine Trump’s legitimacy.
