Overview

• Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released more than 100 pages of internal records revealing a December 8, 2016, Presidential Daily Brief that concluded Russia did not impact the election but was withheld from publication.
• A deputy PDB director’s email cited “new guidance” to pull the original briefing, which was never delivered to President Obama.
• On December 9, 2016, senior officials including James Clapper and John Brennan met in the White House Situation Room and directed agencies to produce a new Russia interference assessment “per the president’s request.”
• Gabbard referred the declassified documents to the Justice Department to explore accountability for what she calls a “treasonous conspiracy.”
• Rep. Jim Himes and other Democrats challenge Gabbard’s claims, pointing to bipartisan Senate and special counsel probes that found no politicization or vote tampering.