Declassified emails unmask Obama-era deception behind the Russia hoax
By willowt // 2025-08-16
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  • Declassified emails expose former DNI James Clapper’s orders to rush a politicized 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA), despite objections from intelligence leaders.
  • Tulsi Gabbard’s Office reveals the Obama administration “manufactured” intelligence to fabricate the Trump-Russia collusion narrative.
  • Internal whistleblower reports confirm intelligence officials ignored protocols, used discredited sources and suppressed evidence to push a politically motivated agenda.
  • Former Obama officials denigrated the Steele Dossier privately but weaponized it publicly to undermine Trump’s legitimacy.
  • The scandal damaged U.S.-Russia relations, justified sanctions and persists as a central grievance for those demanding accountability for election subversion.
A bombshell declassification by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has laid bare the Obama administration’s $6-million-dollar “treasonous conspiracy” to manipulate intelligence, rig the 2016 election narrative and sabotage Donald Trump’s presidency. Newly released emails and whistleblower reports confirm former DNI James Clapper bypassed protocols, dismissed warnings from NSA Director Mike Rogers and pressured subordinates to lockstep behind a fabricated Russia-Trump collusion story. The scandal, rooted in September 2016 intelligence referrals alleging Clinton-approved diversion tactics (revealed in Senate Judiciary hearings), escalated under pressure from Obama, who demanded a 2016 election interference report ahead of his exit. Clapper’s team rushed the January 6, 2017 ICA—dubbed “Background to Assessing Russian Activities”—to push a predetermined conclusion that Moscow targeted Clinton and backed Trump, despite Rogers’ insistence the NSA lacked “sufficient access” to data or time for thorough analysis. By Feb. 1, 2017, this document became the basis for the multi-year “Russiagate” probe, which Attorney General Barr later called the “greatest witch hunt in American history.”

The smoking gun: How Clapper pushed for a “team sport” of deception

Declassified correspondence shows Clapper using stark language to quash dissent. In a Dec. 22, 2016, email to billionaire-turned-intelligence leaders Comey and Brennan, Rogers warned of “insufficient access” to raw data and cautioned against premature conclusions. Within hours, Clapper fired back: “More time is not negotiable. We need to be on the same page… This has to be a team sport.” The phrase “that’s OUR story, and we’re sticking to it” encapsulates the collusion-driven mentality. Gabbard highlighted that Obama’s team “deliberately compromised standards,” fusing half-truths, open-source Russian media snippets and the discredited Steele Dossier (which Clapper privately dismissed) into a “unity narrative.” A 2019 whistleblower account, now declassified, detailed how mid-level analysts were pressured to endorse the Russia-Trump thesis despite internal misgivings. One agent wrote in a leaked note: “I couldn’t concur in good conscience” with the claim Russia “preferred Trump,” noting European allies—even Russia’s critics—lacked evidence.

A six-year whistleblower’s battle against a cult of secrecy

The saga of a mid-tier intelligence official leaked in Gabbard’s files paints a grim picture of bureaucratic tyranny. For six years, this whistleblower tried to expose missteps via 14 separate channels. According to his account, a supervisor leveraged promotions to coerce compliance: “You’ll want to go along with the ICA outcome, trust me.” The agent’s exposure of biased source selection—relying on pro-Trump Russian outlets while ignoring anti-Trump NATO ally media—was repeatedly ignored. Even after Special Counsel Durham’s probe, claims were sidelined until Gabbard, sworn to uphold transparency, surged to action.

Why this scandal still threatens democracy

The Russia Hoax didn’t end with Trump’s inauguration; it triggered a cascade of collateral damage:
  • U.S.-Russia relations: Sanctions, asset seizures and diplomatic rupture fueled global tensions.
  • Erosion of trust: Public skepticism toward intelligence agencies spiked as revelations mounted.
  • Political polarization: Over 50% of Americans still question 2016’s integrity, per Gallup polls, despite later concurrences by FBI and GDPR that “no votes were hacked.”
The 2019 Senate Intelligence Committee’s “Declassified Version of the Senate Select Committee Final Report” did acknowledge Russian social media efforts to “denigrate” Clinton, but critics argue its narrow focus ignored structural intelligence failures exposed by Gabbard’s docs.

Accountability at last—or a renewed political firestorm?

The Gabbard revelations face fierce pushback. Democratic intelligence leaders claim the scrutiny serves Trump’s “political calculus” amid Epstein scandals, but the evidence—emails, timelines, whistleblower affidavits—are undeniable. Gabbard’s vow to hand evidence to the DOJ sets stage for criminal investigations into Obama-era architects like Clapper, Brennan and Clinton allies. For those who see elections as sacrosanct, this reckoning is overdue. As Trump said: “The Deep State needs to be broken, and the truth buried for a decade is now screaming into the light.” The next chapter hinges on whether accountability translates to justice—or if partisan realities squash it again. Sources for this article include: RT.com ThePeoplesVoice.tv DNI.gov TheHill.com
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