Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard just dropped a bombshell by declassifying documents that expose the Obama administration’s role in crafting the Trump-Russia collusion narrative.
According to Breitbart, sources told the Washington Post that Gabbard, with President Donald Trump’s full backing, released a minimally redacted 46-page House Intelligence Committee report, overriding objections from CIA officials and other intelligence agencies who wanted more of the explosive details kept under wraps.
Last month, Trump gave the green light for this highly classified report to be published, supported by CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Attorney General Pam Bondi, while other intelligence community members pushed for heavier redactions.
Gabbard didn’t mince words, calling the report a window into “the most egregious weaponization and politicization of intelligence in American history,” revealing how top Obama-era officials laid the groundwork for the years-long Trump-Russia probe.
She pointed to a prior release of classified communications from Obama administration figures, which set the stage for this latest declassification, and emphasized that the report exposes a calculated effort to undermine Trump’s legitimacy.
In her statement, Gabbard declared that per Trump’s directive, she unveiled a House Intelligence oversight report showing how the Obama team pushed a false narrative about Russian interference in the 2016 election to sabotage Trump.
The report’s five key findings, as highlighted by Gabbard, accuse former CIA Director John Brennan and others of fabricating the Russia narrative, ignoring contrary intelligence, and deceiving the American public with shoddy sources.
A source familiar with the process told the Washington Post that while the CIA submitted its proposed edits, Gabbard’s declassification authority trumps theirs, meaning she wasn’t obligated to heed their objections. Trump himself endorsed the near-unredacted version, and Ratcliffe reportedly backed the release despite internal agency pushback, though what exactly the CIA wanted hidden remains a mystery.
Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, slammed the move as “desperate and irresponsible,” claiming it jeopardizes critical intelligence sources and sends a dangerous signal to U.S. allies.
Well, Senator, transparency might sting, but isn’t it time the American people knew if their government was weaponized against a duly elected president? Hiding the truth doesn’t exactly scream ‘protecting democracy.’
Gabbard doubled down, labeling Obama’s actions a “treasonous conspiracy,” while Trump, speaking from the Oval Office, didn’t hold back, calling the former president “guilty” and the scheme an attempt to steal an election.
House Speaker Mike Johnson weighed in, suggesting Congress might subpoena Obama over allegations of colluding with intelligence agencies to smear Trump, stressing the need to follow the truth wherever it leads.
Meanwhile, Attorney General Bondi referred the findings to the Department of Justice, announcing a strike force to dig deeper into what Gabbard and Trump call a hoax of historic proportions. Turns out, actions might just have consequences.
Obama’s office pushed back, dismissing the accusations as “outrageous” and “bizarre,” but with the documents now public, the court of public opinion will have plenty to chew on. Can a simple denial erase pages of declassified evidence? That’s for Americans to decide.
