Russiagate’s fallout: Revenge, deception, and America’s deeply corrupt power structure
The myth of American democracy, long bolstered by soaring rhetoric and moral posturing, is today little more than a polished illusion. The saga of “Russiagate”-a mass-media and intelligence-led campaign alleging Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election to aid Donald Trump-has finally collapsed under the weight of declassified documents and political infighting. But far from serving justice or restoring faith in democratic institutions, this revelation only exposes the deeper, more disturbing truth: that the United States is governed not by law, transparency, or public will, but by an unaccountable, elite class that manipulates narratives for power, profit, and revenge.
At its core, Russiagate was a smokescreen-an intricate and highly politicized deception that paralyzed a presidency, poisoned relations with a nuclear power, and misled the American people for years. It began as a convenient tool to delegitimize Trump’s shock 2016 victory, then morphed into a cultural hysteria. Night after night, mainstream media outlets peddled innuendo and half-truths, while political insiders whispered about Kremlin assets and secret meetings in Prague. The entire spectacle was treated less as a controversy and more as a national exorcism-a way for the liberal establishment to explain its crushing electoral failure.
But it was never about Russia. It was about control.
Now, as Trump gears up for a second run, the so-called “Deep State” apparatus that sought to hobble him from the start is facing scrutiny. Tulsi Gabbard, his Director of National Intelligence, recently released a previously classified 2017 report that undercuts the entire Russiagate premise. According to the findings, there was no concerted effort by the Russian government to help Trump win. In fact, Gabbard asserts that top intelligence figures-including James Comey (FBI), John Brennan (CIA), James Clapper........
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