Tulsi Gabbard on Declassified Report: Obama Admin Manipulated Intelligence on Russian Interference

Declassified Report on 2016 Election Intelligence

• 🎯 A declassified oversight majority staff report, produced in September 2020 and released at President Trump's direction, details alleged manipulation of intelligence by the Obama administration.
• 💡 The report claims irrefutable evidence shows President Obama and his national security team directed the creation of a false intelligence community assessment regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election.
• ⚠️ This assessment, known to be false, was allegedly used to promote a contrived narrative that Russia interfered to help President Trump win, suppressing evidence that disproved these claims.

Allegations Against Obama Administration

• 🔍 The report asserts that the Obama administration manufactured findings from shoddy sources and suppressed credible intelligence that disproved their false claims about Russian interference.
• ✊ This alleged conspiracy aimed to subvert the will of American voters and undermine the legitimacy of President Trump's election, leading to a "years-long coup" against him.
• 🗣️ The declassified documents, including ODNI records and the "Clinton annex," confirm a gross politicization and manipulation of intelligence by the Obama administration to delegitimize Trump.

Key Findings on Putin's Intentions

• 📊 Putin's principal interest in the 2016 election was to undermine faith in the U.S. democratic process, not to favor a specific candidate.
• 🤫 The report indicates Putin held back from leaking compromising material on Hillary Clinton, planning to release it after the election to weaken a potential Clinton presidency.
• 🚫 Then CIA Director John Brennan and the intelligence community allegedly suppressed intelligence showing Putin was saving damaging material on Clinton, instead creating a false narrative of Putin's preference for Trump.

Use of the Steele Dossier

• 📄 The Obama-ordered intelligence assessment in January 2017 incorporated the discredited Steele dossier, contradicting public claims by then-CIA Director Brennan.
• 🤥 Brennan allegedly knew the dossier was discredited but directed senior CIA officials to use it, overruling objections from veteran CIA officers.
• 🗣️ The report highlights that Brennan, along with James Clapper and James Comey, knowingly promoted the contrived narrative of Russian interference to help Trump win, despite internal doubts and the dossier's unverified nature.

Obama's Role and Intelligence Standards

• 🏛️ The intelligence community assessment was an unusual, high-profile product ordered by President Obama, directed by senior political appointees, and limited to a small team.
• ⚠️ This process deviated from traditional intelligence community standards, with unusual directives from the president and senior political appointees, particularly John Brennan.
• 🚫 Information used in the assessment was sometimes unclear or from unknown sources, and Brennan overruled senior CIA officers who challenged the assessment's findings regarding Putin's intent.

Conclusion and Call for Accountability

• ⚖️ The declassified reports confirm that the Obama-directed intelligence assessment was a politically motivated, manufactured document used to undermine the incoming president.
• ✊ The implications are far-reaching, concerning the integrity of the democratic republic and an outgoing president allegedly taking action to manufacture intelligence and usurp the will of the American people.
• ✅ The speaker calls for accountability and justice for the American people, who deserve the truth about these events.