In the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the American left, bolstered by segments of the media, intelligence community, and political establishment, constructed and relentlessly advanced a narrative of Russian collusion that promised to expose a sprawling conspiracy threatening the very core of American democracy.

However, recent declassifications by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard demonstrate that there was a conspiracy, but rather than involving Trump and Russia, it involved Obama administration officials, including DNI James Clapper and CIA Director John Brennan, who manufactured and politicized intelligence post-2016 election to fabricate a narrative of Russian interference favoring Trump to subvert his presidency.

The released documents highlight discrepancies, such as pre-election assessments denying Russian cyber influence on outcomes in contrast to the expedited January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) which claimed high confidence in Putin’s efforts to aid Trump via hacks, leaks, and disinformation. (RELATED: Disgraced Russiagate FBI Agent Purges X Posts As Trump Admin Bears Down On Obama Intel Officials)

The latter assessment was allegedly heavily influenced by unverified sources like the Steele Dossier, which itself was paid for by the Hillary Clinton campaign. Tragically it shows how legitimate concerns over foreign interference in our elections, metastasized into a political weapon. The result was a prolonged and hyper-politicized crusade that damaged the........

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