His lies were aimed at Democrats in the House and Senate.
They were the only ones who had to be taken in and vote for the trash.
The consequence is most of those who voted for this are gone from the next session of Congress.
They sacrificed their careers for the Party.
His view of them being stupid is accurate.
Gruber's lies were in the service of the Democrats in the House and Senate. The reason he's news is that he got caught admitting having crafted key falsehoods and bragging about their cleverness at fooling the sheeple.
The Democrat Party is the main villain. Jonny Boy is just their servant.