Former President Barack Obama just broke his usual silence to slap down President Donald Trump’s explosive accusation that he masterminded the so-called Russiagate fiasco.
Fox News reported that the crux of this political firestorm is Trump’s assertion that Obama orchestrated a fabricated narrative of Russian collusion during the 2016 presidential race, a claim now backed up by declassified documents and escalating investigations into Obama-era officials.
Let’s rewind to July 2016, when tensions were already sky-high as Trump battled Hillary Clinton for the presidency. CIA Director John Brennan reportedly briefed Obama on a plan, allegedly greenlit by Clinton, to smear Trump with claims of Russian interference.
Notes from that meeting, later obtained by Fox News Digital, suggest a calculated move to paint Trump as a Kremlin pawn.
Fast forward to this week, when Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard dropped a bombshell by declassifying documents that, according to her, show “overwhelming evidence” of Obama’s national security team cooking up politicized intelligence.
These papers supposedly reveal a deliberate push to frame Russian interference as a major issue, despite conflicting intel at the time.
Trump didn’t mince words, pointing the finger directly at Obama with, “He started it.” But let’s be real—while Trump’s passion is undeniable, pinning this solely on one man feels like a stretch when the documents name a laundry list of top players, from Susan Rice to John Brennan.
Gabbard’s actions didn’t stop at declassification; she sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department on Monday over these revelations.
Details on targets remain under wraps, but the move signals that accountability might finally be on the horizon for those who pushed this narrative. It’s about time we got some clarity on who pulled the strings.
Central to this mess is the infamous Steele dossier, funded by the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee through a law firm.
This dubious report, widely dismissed as “internet rumor” by the intelligence community, somehow became the backbone for FISA warrants against Trump campaign aide Carter Page. How does a document full of unverified claims get such traction unless someone wanted it to?
Top brass like James Comey and Brennan reportedly insisted on including this shaky dossier in the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment. That’s not just sloppy—it smells like a deliberate attempt to legitimize a hit job. If true, it’s a betrayal of public trust that demands answers.
Trump’s frustration is palpable when he says, “It was all lies.” He’s not wrong to question why it took years to expose the dossier as fiction, especially when millions were spent on investigations like Robert Mueller’s, which ultimately found no evidence of Trump-Russia collusion in 2019.
Special Counsel John Durham’s probe into the origins of the FBI’s “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation added fuel to the fire, concluding that the bureau ignored clear warnings of a Clinton-led effort to manipulate law enforcement for political gain. That’s not just a misstep; it’s a systemic failure that erodes faith in our institutions.
Now, FBI Director Kash Patel has launched criminal investigations into Comey and Brennan, signaling that the reckoning might not be over.
If these probes uncover hard evidence of misconduct, it could reshape how we view the integrity of past administrations. The public deserves nothing less than the full truth.
Obama’s spokesman, Patrick Rodenbush, fired back with, “These claims are outrageous.” He argues the declassified docs don’t undermine the consensus that Russia meddled in 2016, a point backed by a 2020 bipartisan Senate report. Fair enough, but that sidesteps the core issue of whether intelligence was weaponized for political ends.
Rodenbush doubled down, calling Trump’s accusations “ridiculous” and a distraction. Yet, dismissing this as mere noise ignores the serious questions raised by declassified evidence and ongoing probes. A little humility might go further than deflection here.
Trump, never one to hold back, claimed, “We caught Hillary Clinton.” While his rhetoric often runs hot, the underlying concern—that a coordinated effort by powerful figures may have undermined a fair process—resonates with many who feel the system is rigged against outsiders.