Treacherous and malicious as it was, the Democrats‘ coordinated and strategic 2016 campaign to portray President Donald Trump as an agent of Russia proved to be a resounding success. 

Initiated by the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary Clinton campaign, the effort quickly drew in high-ranking Obama administration officials, the federal agencies they led, Democratic leaders in both houses of Congress, and, of course, the legacy media. We would later learn that former CIA Director John Brennan had briefed former President Barack Obama on the plan during a July 2016 Oval Office meeting.