On Dec 8, 2016, IC officials prepared an assessment for the President’s Daily Brief, finding that Russia “did not impact recent U.S. election results” by conducting cyber attacks on infrastructure.
Before it could reach the President, it was abruptly pulled “based on new… pic.twitter.com/XBmqnMmcC8
— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) July 18, 2025
The next day, top national security officials including FBI Dir James Comey, CIA Dir John Brennan and DNI James Clapper gathered at the Obama White House to discuss Russia. Obama directed the IC to create a new intelligence assessment that detailed Russian election meddling, even… pic.twitter.com/b7ly73h12t
— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) July 18, 2025
Obama officials immediately leaned on their allies in the media to advance their falsehoods. Anonymous IC sources leaked classified information to the Washington Post and others that Russia had intervened to hack the election in Trump’s favor. pic.twitter.com/eHdPaGfxbD
— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) July 18, 2025
On January 6, 2017, just days before President Trump took office, DNI Clapper unveiled the Obama-directed politicized assessment, a gross weaponization of intelligence that laid the groundwork for a years-long coup intended to subvert President Trump’s entire presidency.… pic.twitter.com/hlSjnLGnsy
— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) July 18, 2025
This betrayal concerns every American. The integrity of our democratic republic demands that every person involved be investigated and brought to justice to prevent this from ever happening again.
— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) July 18, 2025