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Gabbard Declassifies House Report, Refers Obama Officials to DOJ Over Russia Intel

Gabbard asserts newly released files show a “manufactured” assessment before promising additional disclosures tomorrow

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White House Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard talks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on July 23 in Washington, DC.
White House Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard talks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on July 23 in Washington, DC.
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Overview

  • At a July 23 briefing, DNI Tulsi Gabbard declassified a 2017 House Intelligence Committee report and accused President Obama of directing a false January 2017 assessment that Russia backed President Trump in the 2016 election.
  • Gabbard has referred former Obama officials James Comey, John Brennan and James Clapper to the Justice Department for potential criminal investigation based on the newly released documents.
  • Obama spokesperson Patrick Rodenbush dismissed the allegations as a “weak attempt at distraction” and said nothing in the declassified materials undermines the consensus that Russia aimed to influence but not alter vote counts.
  • Senate Intelligence Committee vice chair Mark Warner cautioned that the partisan release of the report risks exposing sensitive sources and methods against Russia.
  • Gabbard pledged to unveil additional documents on July 24, though critics contend the effort is a bid to shift public focus from the administration’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein records.