The people who rigged the election assure us that it was the Russians who did it. The people who were in bed with the Russians assure us it was Trump who was in bed with the Russians.
And they blast out their message around the clock on almost every media outlet.
The people who have mounted a slow-motion coup d’état keep pounding the drum and hope no one will notice what they are doing.
Your summary is pretty accurate. I would only follow up by suggesting that this ploy by the MSM and the left will backfire. Their hardcore supporters and those who blindly trust the MSM will always believe Russia elected Trump.
However, the group they will alienate by never offering proof is larger than their base. This is the group that did not care for Hillary or believe what the MSM was saying and fortunately for us, it is the group that decides our national elections.
Strategically the Russia narrative is a big mistake for the left and the MSM. There is simply no proof. Much like the blindness they exhibited towards Hillary they are applying the same thought process to the Russia story. They still refuse to admit that they were rejected and it was not just Hillary - it was their ideas and the key poll that said a vast majority believed the country was on the wrong track. No amount of spin can change that hard truth.
The left will have to reset and accept that they cannot ram the agenda down our throat as they did with Obama. If they do not, they will suffer further losses. Eventually they will realize they no longer have absolute power and it will be back to the trickle, nibble, and bi-partisan cooperation cries that are more effective.