Top U.S. intelligence officials were so concerned heading into the 2016 election that the Russians were aware of and potentially manipulating Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s plans to smear Donald Trump as a Russian agent that they personally briefed President Barack Obama on the matter, newly declassified Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) documents show. CIA officials also requested that the FBI investigate Russian knowledge of the Clinton campaign’s collusion smear operation.
Newly declassified handwritten notes from former CIA Director John Brennan show that the U.S. intelligence community knew in 2016 that Russian intelligence was actively monitoring, and potentially injecting disinformation into, Clinton’s anti-Trump collusion narrative. The intelligence concerning Russia’s knowledge of Clinton’s campaign plans was so concerning to Brennan and other national security officials that they personally informed Obama of the matter in the Oval Office in the summer of 2016. The handwritten notes from Brennan were declassified by Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe and provided to Congress on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the declassified notes, Brennan and the U.S. intelligence community knew months prior to the 2016 election that the collusion smear was the result of a campaign operation hatched by the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
“We’re getting additional insight into Russian activites from [REDACTED],” Brennan’s handwritten notes state. “Cite alleged approval by Hillary Clinton–on 26 July–of a proposal from one of her foreign policy advisers to villify [sic] Donald Trump by stirring up a scandal claiming interference by the Russian security services.”
The notes appear to have been prepared by Brennan to memorialize a meeting held at the White House with the president and his top national security advisers. Included in Brennan’s notes are the responses of other participants in the briefing — including those of former White House National Security Adviser Susan Rice, former White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, and former DNI James Clapper, but those responses are redacted.
At one point, Obama asked whether there was any evidence of collaboration between the Trump campaign and Russia, but any response that may have been recorded in Brennan’s notes is redacted.
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Cover up. They were ALL part of it.
Months ago when ag barr stated there would be no investigation or criminal charges against obama or biden, I knew the fix was in and that ag barr was a member of the deep swamp. Everything that has happens since has proven my feelings right. We will never hear angthing about the Durham investigation or what was found.
I knew it when he said Ebstein wasn't murdered/
Not only that, but Durham isn't even investigating the CIA or the NSA. He's just investigating the FBI, so Brennan and Clapper are off the hook.
UNREDACT!! NOW!!!
More superfluous information too confirm previously known reports and testimony of Obama, Clinton, and the Democrat Party spying on the Trump Campaign using official sources violating the Hatch Act and other statutory law... This is all overkill as no one is prosecuting anyone in the Marxist Cabal or Deep State for breaking the law. Why torture us with evidence of more criminal activity as long as AG Barr, US Attorney Durham, and FBI Dir. Wray arre on watch ... nothing ... nada... will happen.
Brennan truly is an un-American, Muslim, traitor and should stand trial before GOD as soon as we can get him there.
Brennan is the traitor to the country and along with others, should be persecuted to the fullest extent of the law!