Overview

• The released documents include a December 8, 2016 draft Presidential Daily Brief concluding that Russian actors did not impact vote counts through cyber means.
• Internal emails show ODNI officials pushed back publication of the original PDB and, after a White House NSC meeting, ordered a new assessment “per the president’s request” that portrayed Moscow as influencing the election.
• Gabbard has formally submitted the declassified materials to the DOJ and called for criminal investigations and prosecutions of named Obama-era figures including James Clapper, John Brennan and James Comey.
• Leading Democrats and veterans of Senate and special counsel probes have rejected her claims, pointing to bipartisan reports that confirmed Russian influence operations but found no vote tampering.
• The disclosures follow a July 2 CIA review that faulted process flaws in the 2016 assessment while reaffirming that President Putin sought to benefit Trump, underscoring enduring disputes over election-interference intelligence.