Russiagate: The Real Scandal and Attempted Overthrow of a President

The Genesis of Russiagate

• 🎯 The "Russiagate" or Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax, should have ended after Donald Trump's 2016 election victory, but instead escalated.
• ⚠️ Outgoing President Barack Obama, CIA Director John Brennan, and FBI Director James Comey believed the conspiracy theory could still derail Trump's presidency.

Undermining the New Administration

• 🎭 The Obama administration made a show of expelling Russian diplomats and shutting down facilities, creating an impression of proof of Russian interference to benefit Trump.
• 🚫 Intelligence officers tasked with assessing Russia's role found no evidence of significant interference, but their report was rejected and revised to present unconfirmed rumors as fact.
• 📰 Major news outlets like ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, The New York Times, and The Washington Post published "leaked" intelligence to advance the Russiagate narrative and destabilize the Trump administration.

The Michael Flynn Case

• 🔍 The Washington Post published a story, sourced from an illegally leaked classified intercept, alleging Michael Flynn spoke with the Russian ambassador.
• 💥 Despite presidential transition teams routinely speaking with foreign officials, the media turned the Flynn story into a national crisis, forcing his resignation.

The Mueller Investigation

• 🗣️ Democrats demanded a special counsel investigation, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions yielded to pressure, appointing Robert Mueller.
• 💰 The two-year investigation involved nearly 60 staff, 15 lawyers, interviewed over 500 witnesses, and cost over $30 million.
• 📉 Despite extensive efforts, including 2800 subpoenas and hundreds of warrants, Mueller concluded there was no criminal conspiracy between Trump and Putin.

Conclusion: A Nonviolent Coup Attempt

• 💡 The CIA's own intelligence suggested Russians preferred Clinton, as she was a known quantity, unlike Trump.
• 💥 Russiagate is described as a nonviolent coup attempt, a plan to overthrow a duly elected president, which nearly succeeded.