🕵️DNI Director Gabbard falsely accuses Obama of treason for 2016 election
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released classified reports July 21, 2025, challenging the intelligence community's unanimous 2016 assessment that Russia interfered in the election to help Trump defeat Hillary Clinton. CIA Director John Ratcliffe joined Gabbard in declassifying documents that career intelligence officers warn cherry-pick data to support predetermined conclusions.
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Why This Matters
Trump's intelligence chief rewrites verified history to please the boss
Gabbard ignores 17 agencies' consensus and Mueller's 34 indictments to claim Russia didn't favor Trump, undermining professional analysts who risk careers for truth.
Denying 2016 interference invites worse attacks on 2026 midterm elections
Foreign adversaries watch Gabbard's revisionism as permission to hack voting systems and spread disinformation without consequences.
NATO allies stop sharing terror threats with compromised U.S. intelligence
European partners report withholding sensitive information after Gabbard and Ratcliffe politicize assessments, endangering American lives.
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Categorize these responses to Gabbard's intelligence claims.
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Match each investigation to its finding about Russian interference.
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Match each response to Gabbard's allegations with the underlying concern.
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When did DNI Tulsi Gabbard release documents claiming Obama officials "manufactured" intelligence about Russian interference?
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What did Senator Marco Rubio say about Russian interference in 2018, before Trump's second term?
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How many separate investigations have confirmed Russian interference in the 2016 election?
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What distinction does Gabbard confuse to claim no Russian interference occurred?
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What did Obama spokesperson Patrick Rodenbush call Gabbard's allegations?
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According to Senator Mark Warner, what have Five Eyes intelligence partners said about Gabbard's actions?
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What specific technique does Gabbard use to misrepresent the intelligence community assessment?
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How many US intelligence agencies concluded Russia interfered in the 2016 election?
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What did Congressman Jim Himes say would happen if Gabbard continues using terms like "sedition and treason"?
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Why is the timing of Gabbard's allegations significant in relation to other Trump scandals?
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What did career intelligence officers warn about Gabbard's declassified documents?
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How should Americans respond when intelligence agencies become tools for partisan political attacks?
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Why are NATO allies reportedly withholding intelligence from the US after Gabbard's claims?
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How does attacking the credibility of US intelligence assessments help foreign adversaries?
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe contradicted his own recent report by supporting Gabbard's claims.
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Gabbard made criminal referrals to the Justice Department regarding Obama administration officials.
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House Intelligence member Jim Himes said Gabbard's accusations could lead to physical violence.
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