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Aug 31, 2025
Tulsi Gabbard speaking at White House Press Briefing

Newly Declassified Documents Expose Obama-Era Plot to Undermine Trump’s 2016 Victory

Shocking new evidence has surfaced pointing to a coordinated effort within the Obama administration and intelligence community to subvert the legitimacy of Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory—and his presidency. View the White House Briefing here A recently declassified House Intelligence Committee report, now publicly accessible, contains explosive findings that directly challenge the long-pushed narrative that Russia was actively working to elect Trump. The most damning revelations are found on page 17 of the report, which outlines a trove of highly damaging intelligence Russia held on Hillary Clinton—but crucially, chose not to release in the final weeks of the 2016 campaign. (MORE NEWS: Trump Takes On Crime In D.C.) Russia Sat on Damaging Clinton Intel The report details several stunning claims held in Russian possession, including: Internal Russian intelligence assessments that Hillary Clinton was on “heavy tranquilizers” and suffering from “intensified psycho-emotional problems.” Medical evidence suggesting Type 2 diabetes and ischemic heart disease. Private communications among Democratic Party leadership indicating that President Obama and other top officials found Clinton’s health “extraordinarily alarming.” Secret meetings with religious leaders, in which Clinton allegedly offered “significant increases in funding” from the State Department in exchange for support. Internal Democratic admissions that European allies were lukewarm about a Clinton presidency and doubted her ability to serve as head of state. If Russia had truly been working to sabotage Clinton and install Trump—as the Russia collusion narrative claimed—it’s difficult to imagine why such politically lethal material wasn’t weaponized during the campaign. In the months leading up to the election, Clinton’s lead was razor-thin according to RealClearPolitics. The release of this information could have been decisive. A Narrative Built on Lies Instead of acting on this damaging intel, Russia held it back, completely undercutting the foundational premise of the Trump-Russia collusion theory. Rather than revise their assumptions in light of this contradictory intelligence, the CIA under John Brennan and other top intelligence officials buried the material. According to the newly uncovered files, they chose instead to fabricate an alternate reality—one in which Trump was portrayed as a foreign asset and his presidency labeled illegitimate before it even began. This effort laid the groundwork for years of investigations, media smears, and partisan impeachment attempts. All the while, the real intelligence—which painted a very different picture—was suppressed. Tulsi Gabbard’s Bombshell and the Turning Tide The timing of this revelation aligns with a stunning briefing from DNI Tulsi Gabbard earlier today, where she confirmed the existence of a criminal referral related to abuses during the Obama-to-Trump transition. While Gabbard did not name individuals yet, she hinted that key figures in the intelligence community and executive branch may face accountability for weaponizing government resources against a duly elected president. “This is about restoring trust in our institutions,” Gabbard said. “No one is above the law, including those who manipulated intelligence for political gain.” The Real Election Interference These findings obliterate the narrative that Russia was a pro-Trump actor bent on sabotaging Hillary Clinton. Instead, they reveal a far more insidious threat to democracy: a domestic conspiracy, fueled by false assumptions, carried out by powerful actors within the U.S. government, and designed to overturn the will of the American people.

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