Overview

• Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released more than 100 declassified files accusing former President Obama, John Brennan and James Clapper of fabricating intelligence to falsely link Russia to Trump.
• Retired CIA officer Susan Miller and other former intelligence officials publicly challenged Gabbard’s allegations, maintaining that the 2017 assessment was based on credible sources of Russian interference.
• Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe announced that a classified annex to the Durham report will reveal evidence of a Hillary Clinton campaign plan to spur false collusion claims against Trump.
• President Trump praised Gabbard’s disclosures as proof of a “treasonous” effort to undermine his presidency and supported her referrals of Obama-era aides for potential prosecution.
• A Rasmussen Reports poll shows just 28% of likely voters expect prosecutions over the alleged intelligence politicization, even though 60% view the misconduct as serious.