Vance Expects Indictments in Russiagate Investigation
On Sunday, Vice President JD Vance expressed his expectation that “a lot of people [will] get indicted” regarding the alleged Russiagate investigation orchestrated by the Obama administration.
His remarks follow a criminal referral from Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence. Gabbard accused Obama administration officials of partaking in what she called “the most egregious weaponization and politicization of intelligence in American history,” claiming they falsely asserted Russia interfered to support Donald Trump during the 2016 election.
“I absolutely want to see indictments,” Vance shared during an appearance on Fox News. “Of course, the law has to follow the facts. You don’t just indict people for the sake of it. You’ve got to have evidence they broke the law. But with what Tulsi and Kash Patel have revealed recently, it’s hard to argue against that there weren’t serious law violations.”
Vance went on to emphasize, “I think they definitely broke the law. A lot of people will face indictments. What’s troubling for Americans is this: What do we want our intelligence community to do? I want them focused on catching terrorists, not pushing political agendas. It’s alarming that they were simply amplifying Hillary Clinton’s campaign messages.”
He further argued that President Obama and his officials “deceived the American public” by distorting intelligence to align with Clinton’s campaign points. “They took any piece of information favoring Clinton and exaggerated it while burying anything contradictory,” Vance noted. “In this way, they blurred the lines between political messaging and intelligence work.”
Vance’s statements come as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is opening a grand jury investigation into the actions of Obama administration officials to explore potential criminal charges.
In response, former CIA Director John Brennan and ex-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper contended that the 2017 intelligence report did not, in fact, indicate any collusion between Trump and Russia. Nevertheless, a spokesperson for Obama maintained that Russia favored Trump in the 2016 election.
Patrick Rodenbush, a spokesperson for Obama, dismissed the allegations, describing them as “ridiculous distractions.” He stated, “The recent document does not challenge the consensus that Russia tried to influence the election, but did not manipulate any votes.”
