Voters are doubting that former President Barack Obama and others will be successfully prosecuted for allegedly inflating Russian interference reports during the 2016 election.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard referred the former president for prosecution but stopped short of suggesting specific charges. Senior Obama aides were also referred.
Gabbard revealed Obama directed his intelligence team to publish an assessment that Russia sought to interfere in the 2016 election on President Donald Trump’s behalf. At the time, the intelligence community’s assessment found that Russia had not specifically backed the then Republican nominee.
However, only 28% of likely voters surveyed by Rasmussen Reports believe anyone will be prosecuted over the matter. At the same time, 60% of the 1,151 respondents said the allegations were “serious.”
Less than a third said the scandal was “not serious,” which included 21% who said it was “not at all serious.”
This poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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While Democratic lawmakers have dismissed the allegations’ legitimacy, Republican lawmakers have stayed away from calling for committee hearings.
Gabbard cited “irrefutable evidence” that motivated her to refer Obama for criminal prosecution. She did not suggest any specific charges and would not answer questions about whether, as director, she would recommend treason charges, as Trump had suggested.