A bombshell declassified report unveils Russia's hidden leverage over Hillary Clinton in 2016, shaking the narrative of foreign election meddling. The House Intelligence Committee, led by Chairman Rick Crawford (R-AR) dropped this political grenade, exposing how Russia allegedly held compromising dirt on Clinton, expecting her to win, as Just the News reports. It’s a stark reminder that the “Russia collusion” story was never as simple as the left’s fever dreams suggested.
The report, released Thursday by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, claims Russia gathered sensitive information on Clinton through a DNC hack, planning to exploit her presidency. It alleges the December 2016 Intelligence Community Assessment misrepresented evidence, ignoring Russia’s potential preference for Clinton while falsely claiming that Putin backed Donald Trump. This revelation flips the script on years of progressive hand-wringing over Trump’s supposed Kremlin ties.
Crawford spilled the tea on the Just the News, No Noise show on Wednesday, before the report’s public release. He argued the 2016 Assessment cherry-picked intelligence to push a flawed narrative about Putin’s intentions. The truth, he says, is that Russia saw Clinton as the weaker link, ripe for manipulation.
Russia’s alleged dossier on Clinton wasn’t just gossip -- it included details about her mental state, health issues, and daily tranquilizer use. The report claims Moscow sat on this explosive info, betting on a Clinton victory to hold her “over a barrel,” as Crawford put it. This wasn’t about helping Trump; it was about controlling Clinton.
“What this document shows is that, if anything, they had a preference for a President Hillary Clinton,” Crawford said. The congressman’s words cut through the fog of 2016’s Russia hysteria, exposing a calculated Kremlin strategy the left conveniently ignored. It’s almost poetic how the “collusion” crowd missed this plot twist.
The report criticizes the 2016 Intelligence Community Assessment for failing to adhere to analytical standards established by Intelligence Community Directives. It accuses analysts of sidelining reliable intelligence that contradicts the narrative of Putin’s alleged obsession with Trump. This wasn’t just sloppy work -- it smells like agenda-driven cherry-picking.
Clinton’s health became a public spectacle in September 2016 when she was diagnosed with pneumonia. Reports of other potential health concerns swirled, culminating in a late-campaign incident at Ground Zero where she struggled to move and needed help into a van. Crawford pointed to this moment as evidence of the vulnerabilities Russia sought to exploit.
“We saw that on display when she was at a campaign stop at Ground Zero,” Crawford noted, recalling her visible weakness. The image of Clinton stumbling isn’t just a campaign footnote -- it’s a glimpse into what Russia allegedly saw as leverage. Yet, the media barely blinked while obsessing over Trump’s tweets.
The report suggests Russia’s silence on Clinton’s compromising information was strategic, not altruistic. They didn’t leak it during the campaign, expecting her to take the White House and become their puppet. It’s a chilling reminder that foreign powers play chess while our elites play checkers.
Crawford didn’t mince words, calling out a “deep state” he once doubted but now sees clearly. “I was not inclined to entertain the notion of this deep state until I saw it for myself,” he admitted. His shift from skeptic to believer underscores the rot within unelected bureaucratic circles.
“I can tell you that there are people who think that they run the government, and they do it without any accountability,” Crawford warned. This isn’t conspiracy nonsense -- it’s a warning about power-hungry insiders who dodge the will of the people. The left’s sanctimonious lectures about “democracy” ring hollow here.
FBI Director Kash Patel has taken action, opening a criminal conspiracy case alleging the weaponization of intelligence and law enforcement from 2016 to 2024. Multiple criminal referrals have landed at the Justice Department, now led by Pam Bondi. The deep state’s house of cards may finally be crumbling.
The 2016 assessment’s claim that Putin had a “clear preference” for Trump was built on shaky ground, according to the report. It ignored plausible alternative explanations of Russia’s actions, relying instead on selective quotes and flimsy evidence. This wasn’t analysis—it was narrative engineering.
“The fact is, there was never an association with Russia” and Trump, Crawford declared. His blunt dismissal of the Trump-Russia myth is a slap to the face of every pundit who peddled it for years. The real story, it seems, was Clinton’s vulnerability, not Trump’s collusion.
Clinton’s team stayed silent when asked for comment, leaving the report’s claims unchallenged for now. With more revelations promised -- “There’s more information coming,” Crawford teased -- this story is far from over. The woke crowd’s obsession with Russian boogeymen just took a devastating hit.
