House Intel Chair on Russiagate Report: A Fraud Against the American People

Declassified Report on Intelligence Politicization

• 💡 Congressman Rick Crawford discusses a declassified House Intelligence Committee report from 2016, calling it the most egregious weaponization and politicization of intelligence in American history.
• 📌 The report, initiated in 2017, contains information new to the public but not to the committee, highlighting a fraud perpetrated against an American president.
• 🎯 Crawford emphasizes that the concern should extend beyond any specific president, urging Americans to consider the underlying issues without partisan names.

Russian Interference vs. Trump Collusion

• 🇷🇺 Crawford acknowledges that Russia consistently attempts to interfere in elections globally to shape outcomes beneficial to them.
• 🚫 However, he asserts that the narrative of President Trump being involved in Russian collusion is not supported by evidence, despite claims made by figures like Adam Schiff.
• 🔍 The report suggests that if Russia had evidence to help Trump, they would have used it; instead, they withheld damaging information on Hillary Clinton, indicating a strategy to use it after the election, assuming her victory.

Doubts on Intelligence Integrity

• ⚠️ While a CIA analysis suggested the 2016 intelligence reporting was sound but rushed, Crawford points to pervasive questions about analytic integrity within the declassified document.
• 🧩 He references former CIA Director John Brennan's acknowledgment that the Steele dossier was flawed but was still used, suggesting a biased approach.
• ✅ Crawford reiterates that Russia engages in malign influence, but the demonstrable lack of evidence for Trump's involvement in collusion is the core issue.