Explosive documents could soon unravel a scandal tying Obama-era officials to a fabricated Trump-Russia narrative. A secret meeting on Sunday convened top Trump administration figures to review classified files that may expose a coordinated effort to smear the former president, as RealClearInvestigations reports. The revelations promise to shake the foundations of the intelligence community’s credibility.
High-ranking officials gathered in a secure facility to discuss declassifying a trove of documents, including a 200-page congressional audit that accuses Obama’s intelligence team of painting Trump as a Kremlin pawn. The meeting, held in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility, involved intelligence officials, Department of Justice staff, and the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, though notably excluded DNI Tulsi Gabbard and Attorney General Pam Bondi. Discussions centered on releasing notes from special counsel John Durham’s probe into the FBI and CIA’s actions.
The audit details a 2016 intelligence community assessment, ordered by Obama, that leaned heavily on a Clinton campaign-funded dossier to cast Trump as Russia’s puppet. Emails and records link this assessment to the FBI’s “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation, which targeted Trump’s campaign. The dossier’s use as “opposition research” raises questions about the integrity of the intelligence process.
In July 2016, CIA Director John Brennan learned of a Clinton campaign plan to tie Trump to Russia, allegedly to distract from her email scandal. Brennan’s handwritten notes, declassified in 2020, show he briefed Obama on this scheme. Yet, the FBI pursued Trump’s team instead of investigating Clinton’s actions.
“Obama ordered the ICA to set Trump up,” a senior intelligence official claimed, pointing to a deliberate plot. This accusation suggests a weaponized intelligence apparatus, not a neutral fact-finding mission. The official’s anonymity only underscores the sensitivity of these revelations.
The FBI’s “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation relied on the Clinton-funded dossier to secure a wiretap on Trump’s campaign. Meanwhile, a classified annex to an inspector general’s report reveals Clinton’s email server allowed foreign actors access to sensitive material. The FBI’s failure to probe this breach smells of selective enforcement.
A February 2016 email exchange between FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page hints at leniency toward Clinton. “One more thing: [Clinton] may be our next president,” Page wrote, urging caution. Strzok’s reply, “Agreed,” suggests a cozy approach to Clinton’s interview, raising eyebrows about impartiality.
“You look back at what was going on in the FBI,” said former FBI special-agent-in-charge Jody P. Weis, blasting the bureau’s handling of Trump-related cases. Weis’s outrage highlights a pattern of aggressive pursuit of Trump allies, like General Michael Flynn, while Clinton skated free. The contrast fuels suspicions of political bias.
Durham’s report appendix details intercepted intelligence about Clinton’s plan, orchestrated by Jake Sullivan, to manufacture a Trump-Russia scandal. This evidence, still classified, could bolster a conspiracy case against Obama-era officials. The statute of limitations may block perjury charges, but conspiracy to commit perjury remains on the table.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence could release these documents as early as Thursday. DNI Gabbard has tasked analysts with reviewing the 2019 House Intelligence Committee’s ICA report to redact sensitive sources before declassification. The White House, briefed on Tuesday, awaits the outcome.
“They have a team working on that,” an administration official said, signaling a methodical approach to transparency. The promise of declassification could finally expose the machinations behind the Trump-Russia narrative. But the process must balance openness with national security.
Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel are pushing to unseal all records from the FBI’s Trump and Clinton investigations. Their efforts target both “Crossfire Hurricane” and the “Midyear Exam” probe of Clinton’s emails. Full disclosure could reveal the extent of alleged misconduct.
Brennan’s referral of a counterintelligence lead to Strzok in 2016 sparked the Trump probe, not Clinton’s. “The concern was that Clinton may have been spied on,” said Brian Greer, a former Brennan aide, deflecting blame. Yet, the FBI’s focus on Trump while ignoring Clinton’s security lapses suggests a skewed agenda.
The ICA’s reliance on the Clinton dossier, known to be opposition research, undermines its credibility. Declassifying Durham’s notes and depositions could confirm whether Obama’s intelligence chiefs, like Brennan, misled Congress. Such testimony would expose a politicized intelligence operation.
These documents, if released, could rewrite the narrative of the Trump-Russia saga. The Sunday meeting marks a pivotal step toward accountability for what many see as a manufactured scandal. For conservatives, it’s a chance to dismantle a progressive plot that weaponized government against a political rival.
