National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe have accused Obama administration officials of manipulated intelligence and conspiring to undermine the legitimacy of Trump’s electoral victory in 2016. However, a bipartisan Senate investigation in 2020 and a recent CIA review both found that Russia interfered in the 2016 election, launching a disinformation campaign designed to damage Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s candidacy. A three-year investigation by special counsel John Durham reported no criminal conspiracy by Obama administration officials to sabotage Trump, and Durham filed no charges against CIA officials. Gabbard alleged that declassified emails released by her office revealed a “treasonous conspiracy” by Obama administration officials to play up Russia’s actions during the 2016 election to undermine Trump’s authority as president. The 2020 Senate committee investigation, which interviewed over 200 witnesses and reviewed a million documents over three years, came to the same conclusion. Trump has always bristled at the idea that Russia interfered in the election on his behalf and has accused intelligence and FBI officials of plotting against him.
Trump’s intelligence chiefs are attempting to rewrite the 2016 election history. #887
