New disclosures from the government’s “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation into the 2016 election, otherwise known as alleged “Trump-Russia collusion,” have revealed a stunning admission from top Obama-era officials. A newly declassified memo, released by Director of Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, shows that U.S. intelligence officials concluded Russia did not play a significant role in Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton. Paul Sperry, a senior reporter for Real Clear Investigations, reported that sources informed him that there are damning text messages and emails showing coordination between the Obama administration and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign aides. “DEVELOPING: I’m told there are texts/emails indicating Hillary Clinton campaign aides directly coordinated with the Obama White House, NSC, State Dept and Intelligence Community officials in efforts to dig up dirt tying Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin in July 2016 …developing…” Perry wrote. Advertisement The documents released by Gabbard are the clearest proof yet that officials within the Obama administration had serious doubts about Russian interference, even as they proceeded with the investigation. The memo, dated 2016, told then-President Barack Obama directly that “Russian and criminal actors did not impact recent US election results by conducting malicious cyber activities against election infrastructure.” Advertisement While acknowledging prior reports about a possible breach of Illinois voter rolls and failed targeting attempts in other states, the memo clearly states that those efforts never compromised voting systems—and didn’t come close to altering results. “The targeting of infrastructure not used in casting ballots makes it highly unlikely it would have resulted in altering any state’s official vote,” the document reads. It goes further: “Criminal activity also failed to reach the scale and sophistication necessary to change election outcomes.” Advertisement The disclosure is a major vindication for Trump, who has long argued that the Russia collusion narrative was a hoax pushed by the Clinton campaign and Obama intelligence officials to sabotage his presidency before it began. And now the pressure is turning on the people who pushed it. FBI officials are preparing the groundwork for a possible criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, former FBI Director James Comey, and others involved in launching and running the Crossfire Hurricane probe. This document falsely claimed connections between Trump and Russian agents. A 200-page congressional audit has been compiled after a secret meeting last weekend between the DOJ and intelligence officials. They’re now looking at whether to declassify even more documents, including Crossfire Hurricane notes and transcripts from special counsel John Durham’s investigation, which concluded in 2023 that the Trump–Russia connection was baseless. Gabbard’s disclosure appears to be the first step in a broader transparency effort. Officials are also looking at whether Brennan may have perjured himself in testimony to Congress, when he denied using the Steele dossier in the intelligence community’s final assessment. Although the statute of limitations on perjury may have expired, officials believe he could still face charges for conspiracy to commit perjury. “Obama ordered the ICA to set Trump up and knock him off balance before he could even get started,” one senior official said. “This was an influence operation far more consequential than anything Putin cooked up. Obama and Hillary schemed the op, and the CIA and FBI ran it.” Former FBI Director James Comey has stated that he is “not afraid” of President Donald Trump’s Justice Department following his indictment on Thursday for allegedly lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding. A grand jury indicted Comey after an investigation focused on allegations that he misled Congress during his testimony on September 30, 2020, regarding his management of the initial Trump–Russia inquiry at the FBI, referred to internally as “Crossfire Hurricane.” The indictment further claims that Comey provided a misleading statement during his testimony, asserting that he did not permit anyone at the FBI to act as an anonymous source. The indictment asserts that the statement in question was untrue.

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New disclosures from the government’s “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation into the 2016 election, otherwise known as alleged “Trump-Russia collusion,” have revealed a stunning admission from top Obama-era officials. A newly declassified memo, …

New disclosures from the government’s “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation into the 2016 election, otherwise known as alleged “Trump-Russia collusion,” have revealed a stunning admission from top Obama-era officials. A newly declassified memo, released by Director of Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, shows that U.S. intelligence officials concluded Russia did not play a significant role in Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton. Paul Sperry, a senior reporter for Real Clear Investigations, reported that sources informed him that there are damning text messages and emails showing coordination between the Obama administration and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign aides. “DEVELOPING: I’m told there are texts/emails indicating Hillary Clinton campaign aides directly coordinated with the Obama White House, NSC, State Dept and Intelligence Community officials in efforts to dig up dirt tying Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin in July 2016 …developing…” Perry wrote. Advertisement The documents released by Gabbard are the clearest proof yet that officials within the Obama administration had serious doubts about Russian interference, even as they proceeded with the investigation. The memo, dated 2016, told then-President Barack Obama directly that “Russian and criminal actors did not impact recent US election results by conducting malicious cyber activities against election infrastructure.” Advertisement While acknowledging prior reports about a possible breach of Illinois voter rolls and failed targeting attempts in other states, the memo clearly states that those efforts never compromised voting systems—and didn’t come close to altering results. “The targeting of infrastructure not used in casting ballots makes it highly unlikely it would have resulted in altering any state’s official vote,” the document reads. It goes further: “Criminal activity also failed to reach the scale and sophistication necessary to change election outcomes.” Advertisement The disclosure is a major vindication for Trump, who has long argued that the Russia collusion narrative was a hoax pushed by the Clinton campaign and Obama intelligence officials to sabotage his presidency before it began. And now the pressure is turning on the people who pushed it. FBI officials are preparing the groundwork for a possible criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, former FBI Director James Comey, and others involved in launching and running the Crossfire Hurricane probe. This document falsely claimed connections between Trump and Russian agents. A 200-page congressional audit has been compiled after a secret meeting last weekend between the DOJ and intelligence officials. They’re now looking at whether to declassify even more documents, including Crossfire Hurricane notes and transcripts from special counsel John Durham’s investigation, which concluded in 2023 that the Trump–Russia connection was baseless. Gabbard’s disclosure appears to be the first step in a broader transparency effort. Officials are also looking at whether Brennan may have perjured himself in testimony to Congress, when he denied using the Steele dossier in the intelligence community’s final assessment. Although the statute of limitations on perjury may have expired, officials believe he could still face charges for conspiracy to commit perjury. “Obama ordered the ICA to set Trump up and knock him off balance before he could even get started,” one senior official said. “This was an influence operation far more consequential than anything Putin cooked up. Obama and Hillary schemed the op, and the CIA and FBI ran it.” Former FBI Director James Comey has stated that he is “not afraid” of President Donald Trump’s Justice Department following his indictment on Thursday for allegedly lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding. A grand jury indicted Comey after an investigation focused on allegations that he misled Congress during his testimony on September 30, 2020, regarding his management of the initial Trump–Russia inquiry at the FBI, referred to internally as “Crossfire Hurricane.” The indictment further claims that Comey provided a misleading statement during his testimony, asserting that he did not permit anyone at the FBI to act as an anonymous source. The indictment asserts that the statement in question was untrue. Read More