Over the last few weeks, the drumbeat has grown about the possible indictment of Obama-era officials over the RussiaGate scandal.
The media has more or less brushed off the scandal, but Trump officials have been adamant that indictments very well could follow.
When President Donald Trump was asked about possible charges, he stated that former President Barack Obama may benefit from the SCOTUS immunity ruling he fought so hard to secure.
In July 2024, the Supreme Court announced its ruling on a key presidential immunity case, which caused significant outrage in the liberal media and among Democrats, and while Donald Trump and conservatives took a victory lap, I believe everyone got it wrong on the decision.
When the ruling was made, it more or less regurgitated previous holdings from the Court, simply tying them them together in one nice little package.
All the ruling did was reaffirm that a sitting president has immunity for official acts during his term, excluding any illegal activity, nor would it offer immunity for personal acts committed while president, such as any of Trump’s external business decisions.
At the time, one of the liberal justices on the court had a meltdown, suggeting that a president could assassinate political rivals without repercussion, but that could not be further from truth.
While Democrats had no problems going after Trump, they are now claiming the allegations made by DNI Tulsi Gabbard against Obama-era figures are dangerous for the country.
For instance, Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) stated, “Well, you know, the allegations and the conspiracy theories by Tulsi Gabbard would be sad if they weren’t so dangerous."
He continued, “She has turned herself into basically a weapon of mass distraction, is what I’ve been calling it, because it’s very clear what’s happening here. She’s trying to curry favor and get back into favor with Donald Trump, and has concocted these theories to do so.”
Crow went on to say that there have been multiple investigations into the matter, yielding what he described as bipartisan findings, which is true, but none of those investigations even touched on the idea that Obama administration officials were the ones to specifically accuse Trump of collusion, which is an entirely different matter.
When Trump was asked about the possible impact of the immunity ruling and the allegations made by Gabbard, he responded, "It probably helps him a lot. Probably helps a lot. The immunity ruling, but it doesn't help the people around him at all. But it probably helps him a lot."
The president continued, "He's done criminal acts, there’s no question about it. But he has immunity, and it probably helps him a lot... he owes me big, Obama owes me big."
Trump is 100% wrong, as what Obama did would be considered illegal and not an official presidential act. It is an abuse of power, if it's true, and he would not be immune. You could equate this to the Nixon scandal, in which he was poised to be held accountable for his actions.
If Gabbard has real proof that Obama initiated the Russia collusion hoax or was deeply involved in its development, trust me, he will be up for an indictment unless the Trump administration makes a conscious choice to leave him be.
