73% of Voters Following Russiagate Hoax ‘Very Closely’ Think Obama Officials Committed ‘Serious Crimes’

Three-fourths of U.S. voters who follow the news of the investigation into the Trump Russia Collusion hoax think it’s likely that Obama Administration officials “committed serious crimes” to foster the false narrative used to smear and impeach President Donald Trump.

Referencing a recent report from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard concluding that then-President Barack Obama’s national security team manipulated and manufactured intelligence to promote a false narrative about Russia and Donald Trump, a Rasmussen poll of U.S. likely voters conducted July 29-31, 2025 asked the following question:

“How likely is it that Obama administration officials committed serious crimes in manipulating intelligence?”

Fully 73% of voters who say they’ve followed recent news of the investigation “very closely” think that it’s at least somewhat likely that Obama officials committed serious crimes.

What’s more, two-thirds (65%) of those who followed the news very closely believe it’s “very likely” that Obama officials are guilty of serious crimes.

More than half (54%) of all voters polled believe it’s likely that serious crimes were committed, including 37% who think it’s very likely. Forty-one percent (41%) don’t think it’s likely and five percent are “not sure.”

Four of five (83%) of Republican voters think serious crimes were committed, compared to just one of three (32%) Democrats. Republicans (41%) are also more likely than Democrats (25%) to have very closely monitored the recent news of the investigation into the Obama Administration’s culpability in the hoax.

Still, nearly half (47%) of voters not affiliated with either of the two major parties think it’s likely that Obama officials committed serious crimes by manipulating and manufacturing intelligence to promote the Trump-Russia hoax.

Strong majorities of all three voter groups agree that it’s “critical” that “people who perpetrate such crimes are held accountable,” including 59% of Democrats, 86% of Republicans and 62% of unaffiliated voters.