Vice President JD Vance stated in a recent interview that he expects indictments for the Trump-Russia investigation following recent revelations. Speaking to Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures, Vance emphasized that those responsible for advancing false claims of Russian collusion during the 2016 election should face legal consequences.
The interview followed the release of documents and a memo by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on July 18. Gabbard characterized the revelations as evidence of a “years-long coup” against President Donald Trump. According to Gabbard, these efforts were coordinated following Trump’s victory over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Vance pointed to recent disclosures by Gabbard and FBI Director Kash Patel, arguing that they revealed serious misconduct. “If you look at what Tulsi and Kash Patel have revealed in the last couple of weeks, I don’t know how anyone can look at that and say there weren’t aggressive violations of the law,” he said.
He criticized officials from the Obama administration for deliberately manipulating intelligence to support Clinton campaign narratives, stating, “They defrauded the American people… by laundering Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign talking points through the American intelligence services.”
Vance stressed that any legal action should be based on the facts, but added that the conduct already documented justifies strong accountability. “You don’t just indict people to indict people, you indict people because they broke the law,” he said.
The discussion also touched on Special Counsel John Durham’s May 2023 report, which concluded that the FBI could not corroborate claims made in the now-discredited Steele Dossier. The dossier, compiled by former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele, was funded in part by the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee. In 2022, both entities were fined by the Federal Election Commission for failing to properly disclose the funding of the dossier.
The Steele Dossier served as a key component in obtaining surveillance warrants against Trump campaign associates, despite a lack of verified evidence. In an October 2022 trial, FBI analyst Brian Auten testified that the FBI offered Steele $1 million if he could verify the claims in the dossier—a threshold Steele failed to meet.
“What do you want our intelligence community to be doing?” Vance asked during the interview. “I want them to be catching bad guys… not laundering Hillary Clinton’s campaign talking points into the American media and giving them this air of legitimacy. It is sick and it’s disgusting.”
Vance emphasized that the actions taken during the Russiagate investigation harmed public trust, the intelligence community, and the Trump administration. He concluded that the situation demands serious accountability, including criminal charges for those found to have acted unlawfully.
As more is revealed, this issue is likely to remain a major topic in national political discourse, with calls for further investigations and potential legal consequences gaining renewed attention.
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