Obama admin 'manufactured' intelligence to create 2016 Russian election interference narrative, documents show
'There was a treasonous conspiracy in 2016 committed by officials at the highest level of our government," Gabbard said
 By Brooke Singman Fox News
Published July 18, 2025 1:02pm EDT

EXCLUSIVE: The Obama administration "manufactured and politicized intelligence" to create the narrative that Russia was attempting to influence the 2016 presidential election, despite information from the intelligence community stating otherwise, Fox News Digital has learned.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard Friday declassified documents revealing "overwhelming evidence" that demonstrates how, after President Donald Trump won the 2016 election against Hillary Clinton, then-President Barack Obama and his national security team laid the groundwork for what would be the yearslong Trump–Russia collusion probe.

Documents revealed that in the months leading up to the November 2016 election, the intelligence community consistently assessed that Russia was "probably not trying…to influence the election by using cyber means."

One instance was on Dec. 7, 2016, weeks after the election, then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper’s talking points stated: "Foreign adversaries did not use cyberattacks on election infrastructure to alter the U.S. presidential election outcome."

Fox News Digital obtained a declassified copy of the Presidential Daily Brief, which was prepared by the Department of Homeland Security, with reporting from the CIA, Defense Intelligence Agency, FBI, National Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security, State Department and open sources, for Obama, dated Dec. 8, 2016.

"We assess that Russian and criminal actors did not impact recent US election results by conducting malicious cyber activities against election infrastructure," the Presidential Daily Brief stated. "Russian Government-affiliated actors most likely compromised an Illinois voter registration database and unsuccessfully attempted the same in other states."

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Looks like someone screwed the pooch.   But that won't stop the nuts with their conspiracy theory's.

Sometimes, a tragedy is just that. Prayers up for their families and brother/sister officers.

Pelosi used them as pawns and then sacrificed them after they walked the plank for her and Obama in 2010 to push through ACA.

Meh.

You would think 100 of the city's "top business leaders" would be able to find ways to ensure that a viable opponent to the socialist got elected.

Cheaper than moving out...or getting bled dry.

He can afford to overpay because his company is a front for the Chinese Communist Party and does not need to be profitable.

It's a good cover for bringing more Chi-com nationals (agents) into the US in a sensitive area for Defense research and development.

Plus, New Hampshire's 1st in the nation primary is a perfect point of influence for the Chi-coms to influence US Presidential Elections.