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The CIA Report On Russiagate – The Word Is Treason – Say The Word
AND Magazine ^ | 4 Jul, 2025 | Sam Faddis

Posted on 07/05/2025 5:04:56 AM PDT by MtnClimber

At the direction of CIA Director Ratcliffe, a CIA report on that Agency’s involvement in what has become known as Russiagate has been declassified. I commend Director Ratcliffe for this action, and I recommend every American take the time to read the report. It is a good first step toward fully appreciating the involvement of the Central Intelligence Agency in the effort to smear President Trump and prevent him from gaining the White House in 2016.

It is, however, only a first step.

The report delineates a whole series of actions taken by then CIA Director Brennan to guarantee the production and dissemination of an Intelligence Community assessment that effectively branded Donald Trump as colluding with Russian President Putin. It makes crystal clear that throughout this process Brennan directed actions that were contrary to standard CIA procedure in order to ensure that an assessment would be produced which said what he wanted it to say and that he then made sure that assessment was broadcast far and wide in Washington guaranteeing that it would leak to the press as he intended.

And, then the report concludes with a series of “better luck next time” lessons learned to help guide CIA officers in the future. We are, apparently, to regard this as simply a breakdown in procedure and professionalism, and believe that some adjustments in methodology going forward will be a sufficient response.

Let’s be crystal clear. Brennan did not just disregard some procedural safeguards and push through a poorly sourced assessment. Brennan, in league with several others, including Clapper and Comey, undertook to intervene in an American Presidential election and guarantee the election of Hillary Clinton. These men, all of whom had sworn an oath to defend the Constitution, effectively tore up that document and appointed themselves a modern Praetorian Guard, empowered to choose who sits on the throne.

When that effort failed, they and their fellow conspirators, then attempted to use the same false accusations to destroy Donald Trump and drive him from office. They undertook to subvert our democracy. They attempted the first coup in American history.

That’s not a breakdown in procedure or analytical protocol. That’s treason.

What was unfolding must have been clear to senior managers in the Central Intelligence Agency at the time. Brennan was jamming through an assessment in violation of every known protocol the CIA has regarding the preparation of finished intelligence. His intent was obvious, and the implications of his actions were manifest.

For every senior officer involved in this process, this was the moment of truth. This was the point at which they needed to put their country first no matter what the consequences for them personally. They chose a lifetime of service to protect this nation. The nation was under attack. It was time to stand up and be counted.

How many refused to be silent? How many resigned in protest? How many went to Congress and told the truth? How many in the nine years since have done so?

None.

This was the point when you were required to demonstrate that you took that oath to defend the nation willingly in good faith, and with every intention of fulfilling it. This was the point where you needed to put the country first no matter what the consequences for you personally. And, no one did.

These are not minor points. This is the essence of the matter. Brennan needs to go to jail, but a whole lot more needs to be fixed as well.

It is absolutely critical that we understand exactly where we are and what we must do. Installing new heads of agencies at CIA and NSA and FBI is a good start. It does not fundamentally transform the situation. It does not fix everything.

It has been nine years since a small group of conspirators made a concerted effort to destroy our constitutional republic. It has been nine years since these gentlemen decided they would decide who ruled. It has been nine years since these men undertook to undo what American patriots have fought for since that first Independence Day in 1776.

I am glad that we are shedding more light on the subject. But, I don’t want another report. I want consequences. And I want to see some indication that there is real change inside the CIA so that this never happens again.


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: arresttryandexecute; cia; russiagate; swampniks; treason
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To: MtnClimber

Can you say “ treason”, boys and girls……. Sure you can! And sure you must!


21 posted on 07/05/2025 6:32:13 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show host to me.... Sting)
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To: Danie_2023

Exactly.


22 posted on 07/05/2025 6:43:11 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: MtnClimber

Sam Faddis .... MAGA BUMP!


23 posted on 07/05/2025 6:45:45 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: MtnClimber
That’s treason. !!!
24 posted on 07/05/2025 6:47:04 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: vivenne

Sam Faddis spent a long career in the CIA.

When he retired he wrote a book about how the CIA failed and how to Fix It.

AND Magazine is his platform.


25 posted on 07/05/2025 6:49:33 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: Jim Noble
Okay, you may be correct. Then, what is Brennan guilty of doing? What do you call it when one makes false accusations that prevent a duly elected official from being able to take office and effect changes the people want?

What do I call it when I have been terminated from some jobs for having a conservative point of view, but NOT for failure for having done the job (very well)? Is it all just unpunishable injustice? Come on, "Jim", answer the question.

26 posted on 07/05/2025 6:50:02 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Jim Noble
How do you describe “Benedict Arnold”?

"Benedict Arnold Turned Traitor Against the American Revolution The story behind the most famous betrayal in U.S. history".

27 posted on 07/05/2025 6:56:19 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: MtnClimber

Declaring war against a person named Donald J Trump and using the Three Swamp Branches of the United States Govt to try to spy and slow his candidacy,his Presidency,steal an election for hjm, lawfare him when he is in and out of office, seems like a plain case for 1776ing those 3 Swamp Branches and obliterating the whole F#$&ing thing..

The whole govt was the traitor


28 posted on 07/05/2025 6:56:21 AM PDT by delchiante
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To: Jim Noble

Yes, I thought so. Troll.


29 posted on 07/05/2025 7:22:40 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: MtnClimber

“ESPIONAGE is the act of spying or using spies to secretly gather confidential information, often related to national security or corporate competition. It can involve various methods, including infiltration and technology, and is typically conducted by governments or organizations.” Wikipedia


30 posted on 07/05/2025 7:26:44 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Lurker

I would think this would apply to all of them..

Sedition:
crime against the state. Though sedition may have the same ultimate effect as treason, it is generally limited to the offense of organizing or encouraging opposition to government in a manner (such as in speech or writing) that falls short of the more dangerous offenses constituting treason.

The publication of seditious writing (“seditious libel”) or the utterance of seditious speech (“seditious words”) was made a crime in English common law. Modern statutes have been more specific. The display of a certain flag or the advocacy of a particular movement such as criminal syndicalism or anarchy have been declared from time to time to be seditious. In the United States after World War II, loyalty oaths were imposed for some government officials, and investigations and dismissals of certain public employees were made on the basis of their associations with suspect causes and groups.


31 posted on 07/05/2025 7:39:40 AM PDT by unread
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To: Lurker
I've read the definition of treason and, given the circumstances and context, a strong case can be made that some of the actors in this could be charged with treason when the totality of their actions are taken into account.

There are other charges that are much more clear cut and directly applicable.

Regardless, there is more than enough to send them to prison for the rest of their lives.

32 posted on 07/05/2025 7:45:03 AM PDT by rdcbn1 (TV )
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To: MtnClimber

Bondi has to charge him. Do it Pam. DO IT!!


33 posted on 07/05/2025 7:45:38 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (The Bible speaks truth! Don't believe it, you do so at your own peril. You'd better be right!!)
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To: MtnClimber

I’ll hold my breath .


34 posted on 07/05/2025 8:17:40 AM PDT by SomeCallMeTim
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To: MtnClimber

If this behavior was criminal and its pushers do not go to jail, the DJT Admin has failed.


35 posted on 07/05/2025 8:23:13 AM PDT by bobbo666
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To: MtnClimber
SamKinisonSayIt

Overt plots to undermine or overthrow a legitimate
government is definitely sedition and qualifies as treason.

And yes, Truman was too much of a pussy to let MacArthur go in there.

36 posted on 07/05/2025 9:44:24 AM PDT by MikelTackNailer (Spreading metal gospel on Sesame Street - Pastor of Muppets.)
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To: Jim Noble

By definition, a foreign country that tries to subvert a US election with false reports are an enemy of the state. That would make the creator of the dossier, England (INTELLIGENCE) an enemy in that context not to mention the support Brennan and the rest had from China.

The constitution doesn’t limit treason to only those countries or actors we are at war with.


37 posted on 07/05/2025 9:44:34 AM PDT by Skwor
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To: MtnClimber

“They attempted the first coup in American history.”

No, the first would be the JFK assassination.


38 posted on 07/05/2025 9:47:27 AM PDT by dljordan (The Rewards of Tolerance are Treachery and Betrayal)
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To: MtnClimber

Wouldn’t this call for a military tribunal?


39 posted on 07/05/2025 10:03:02 AM PDT by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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To: MtnClimber

Gitmo, waterboard, hanging

A bit harsh but the rot has run deep


40 posted on 07/05/2025 10:11:27 AM PDT by OldHarbor
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