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Jim Jordan on Obama Admin's Alleged 'Setup' of Trump and the Russia Hoax

Fox BusinessAugust 5, 202512 min401,737 views
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Obama Administration's Alleged Russia Collusion Narrative

  • 💡 Rep. Jim Jordan discusses a criminal referral from DNI Tulsi Gabbard alleging the Obama administration manufactured the Russia collusion narrative against Donald Trump.
  • 🎯 The referral claims initial intelligence showed Russia did not try to change the election outcome, and the Obama team was aware of this.
  • 📌 A meeting on December 9th, 2016, involving top national security officials and President Obama, allegedly decided to change the intelligence assessment for political reasons.

The Trump Tower 'Setup'

  • 🚀 Jordan details a January 6th meeting at Trump Tower where President Trump was given a defensive briefing that he believes was a setup.
  • 🔑 During this briefing, FBI Director Comey discussed the dossier, which was known to be fabricated and funded by the Clinton campaign.
  • 🧩 The briefing was allegedly intended to lend credibility to the dossier when it was leaked, fueling the Russia collusion narrative for two years to undermine Trump's presidency.

Michael Flynn and FBI Conduct

  • ⚠️ Jordan draws parallels between the Trump Tower briefing and the treatment of Michael Flynn a few weeks later, suggesting a pattern of setting up individuals.
  • 🔍 Emails among FBI agents reportedly show discussions about whether their goal was to get Flynn to lie.
  • ⚖️ This alleged pattern of conduct is presented as evidence of the weaponization of government to undermine Trump's presidency.

Dossier Credibility and Hillary Clinton's Emails

  • 📊 Declassified documents reportedly reveal that the dossier was known to be fake and that the FBI did not adequately investigate Hillary Clinton's private email server.
  • 🚫 Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is cited as stating the FBI failed to perform fundamental investigative work regarding Clinton's emails.
  • 💥 The transcript argues that the FBI spied on Trump's campaign using evidence derived from the dossier, while simultaneously overlooking Clinton's email server issues.

Ongoing Political Weaponization

  • 📈 Jordan asserts that the pattern of targeting Trump has continued through various investigations, including the Mueller probe, the Hunter Biden laptop story, and recent indictments by Alvin Bragg, Fani Willis, and Jack Smith.
  • 🗣️ He contrasts the current work of AG Bondi and FBI Director Cash Patel with that of Merrick Garland and Christopher Ray, suggesting a shift towards more legitimate investigations.
  • 🇺🇸 The discussion touches on Hunter Biden's recent interview and his comments on immigration, with Jordan defending Trump's policies and highlighting his fulfillment of campaign promises.
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