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Aug 9, 2025 Tulsi Gabbard declassified and released a highly classified report on Russian 2016 election interference, overriding intelligence community advice Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The release appears designed to rewrite the historical record of Russian support for Trump's 2016 campaign and distract from other controversies.
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- Trump supports release of classified report on Russian interference — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified and released a highly classified report on Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, which Trump supported despite its reference to sensitive sources and methods. This action appears to be part of a broader effort to reshape the narrative around Russian involvement in the election.
- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified and released highly classified report on Russian interference in 2016 election. — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard last month overrode the advice of the Intelligence Community when she declassified and released a highly classified report on Russia's interference in the 2016 election. The document made reference to sensitive sources and methods. Trump supported Gabbard's release of the report. White House officials appear to be revisiting the story of Russian interference in the 2016 election to rewrite history and distract voters from Trump's relationship to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
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