Stay Grounded
The right loves a good conspiracy. While I endorse the idea that Russiagate is a conspiracy and there has been significant fraud, it’s important to stay away from the pure hype machine.
A litany of influencers have jumped back into Russiagate, and “Arrest Obama” is trending again on X. Many of these influencers are re-posting old ideas that have been debunked, few are citing any facts. Some are miscontruing the recent ICA documents to say something that they don’t.
For every member of Congress posting on X or making bold proclamations on FoxNews, it’s worth recognizing that they could issue subpoenas for testimony from any of these individuals, including President Obama. They could subpoena John Durham for more testimony (and have him confirm our recent reporting). They aren’t doing that.
Until their actions match their words, be skeptical of anything someone says. The same might be true for your favorite influencer. If they think this is a great conspiracy, show me their FOIA battles. Show me their time in the trenches.
I should have an important update in some of our own legal battles this week, and Tulsi Gabbard said this morning she will be releasing additional documents.
I take your point. Still, we’ve entered a fresh, new recreational phase of Russiagate. So, there’s that.
Let's face reality. One, we knew most of this long ago. We even knew about this meeting (Susan Rice had the meeting in her notes). But we didn't have documented evidence that the actual pros in the IC were saying something different before the meeting kicked this effort off, and we didn't have evidence that Obama may have directed this somewhat. Those are good things to learn.
But, people officially at the head of an agency stopping a report and redirecting it to say what they want it to say is not going to end in repercussions or jail time. It's done all the time in non-sinister ways and it's quite simply properly within their power.
It's just a loss of face, and as such we're talking about one more straw moving more people to the side of seeing the realities of Russiagate. Maybe this takes us from 55% of people getting it to 57-58% of people getting it.
I agree that people should temper their excitement here. No comeuppance coming.