Declassified documents expose former President Barack Obama’s deep involvement in the Russiagate saga, casting a shadow over his legacy. Newly released reports reveal a calculated effort to tie Donald Trump to Russian interference in the 2016 election, despite flimsy evidence, as Just the News reports. This isn’t just a scandal -- it’s a wake-up call for anyone who values truth over political games.
In 2016, Obama was briefed on intelligence suggesting Hillary Clinton’s campaign planned to falsely link Trump to Russia to deflect from her email scandal. The FBI, aware of this "Clinton Plan," still launched its "Crossfire Hurricane" probe into Trump in July 2016. Talk about picking sides while pretending to play fair.
A CIA memo from September 2016, sent to then-FBI Director James Comey and agent Peter Strzok, detailed Clinton’s scheme to smear Trump with Russian ties. The FBI, curiously, didn’t dig deeper into Clinton’s tactics. Sounds like selective blindness in the name of politics.
Russian intelligence knew of Clinton’s email plotting to vilify Trump, but they sat on it before the election. Meanwhile, an early ICA draft in September 2016 suggested Russia aimed to disrupt U.S. elections, not boost Trump, with the FBI and NSA expressing low confidence in data leak claims. Yet, Obama pushed for a narrative that fit the Clinton agenda.
In late August 2016, Obama agreed to designate election infrastructure as critical, with DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson committing to secure it. By January 2017, Johnson declared it critical infrastructure, but the ICA found no Russian vote tampering. So much for the “hacking” panic peddled to the public.
After Trump’s victory, Obama ordered a new ICA in December 2016, claiming Putin wanted Trump to win. This relied partly on the now-debunked Steele Dossier, which even the FBI couldn’t verify despite offering its author $1 million. Desperation doesn’t get more blatant than that.
The ICA, released Jan. 6, 2017, boldly stated that Putin had a “clear preference” for Trump. It ignored expert dissent, suggesting Putin expected Clinton to win. A House report, declassified last week by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, slammed the ICA for flouting analytic standards.
CIA Director John Brennan, under Obama’s orders, pushed subpar intelligence reports to prop up the ICA’s claims. Some didn’t even meet CIA standards, yet they were used to paint Trump as Russia’s puppet. That’s not intelligence -- it’s propaganda.
Obama’s spokesperson called these revelations “ridiculous” and a “weak attempt at distraction.” Nice try, but documents don’t lie -- unlike political spin. The bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee’s 2020 report doesn’t erase the evidence of Obama’s meddling.
On Dec. 19, 2016, Obama publicly backed Russian hacking claims, hinting that the Kremlin helped Trump. A Principals Committee meeting days earlier, chaired by Susan Rice, included Brennan and others plotting the Russia narrative. This wasn’t governance—it was a script for a coup.
In a Jan. 5, 2017, Oval Office meeting, Obama stressed handling the Trump-Russia probe “by the book.” Yet, he raised concerns about Michael Flynn’s calls with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak, priming the FBI to target him. Susan Rice’s email later confirmed Obama’s insistence on a clean facade.
Comey, in that meeting, flagged Flynn’s “unusual” communications with Kislyak, suggesting the NSC withhold sensitive data. Comey’s 2018 admission about sending agents to interview Flynn in January 2017 reeks of exploiting the Trump team’s early chaos. “By the book”? More like by the playbook.
FBI notes from Bill Priestap in January 2017 questioned whether Flynn’s interview aimed to uncover the truth or trap him into lying. Flynn’s calls with Kislyak were leaked to the media, with false Logan Act violation claims. The FBI’s agent called the Trump-Russia probe a “Collusion Clue” fishing expedition.
The Steele dossier, central to the ICA, was riddled with unverified claims, as John Durham’s 2023 report confirmed. The FBI’s informant, Stefan Halper, fed dubious info on Flynn, yet kept his lucrative gig. This wasn’t justice -- it was a vendetta.
Tulsi Gabbard, last week, sent evidence to the Justice Department, calling it a “treasonous conspiracy” by intelligence officials. Rep. Rick Crawford nailed it: Obama “can’t plead ignorance” when documents show he authorized this mess. The FBI’s ongoing “grand conspiracy” case might finally expose the truth behind this manufactured scandal.
