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To: FlyingEagle

Maybe you do. I do not.


9 posted on 07/23/2026 5:30:01 AM PDT by sauropod (Make sure Satan has to climb over a lot of Scripture to get to you. John MacArthur Ne supra crepidam)
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Newly declassified documents released under President Donald Trump and former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard were used by the administration to claim that former President Barack Obama and his national security team “manufactured and politicized intelligence” regarding Russian election interference in 2016.

What Trump and His Administration Claimed About the Documents:

The “Treasonous Coup” Claim: Officials in the Trump administration argued the declassified emails and memos prove Obama officials knew physical election infrastructure was unlikely to be compromised, but still pushed a “politicized” narrative.

In a primetime speech from the White House, President Trump used declassified files to outline vulnerabilities in U.S. election systems. The administration framed these newly available materials as evidence that Obama conspired to delegitimize the 2016 election.

Critics and fact-checkers countered that the declassified
documents primarily detailed long-known technological risks.

Several political analysts described the timing of the document
dumps as a strategic effort to deflect from other ongoing political controversies.

Official Reports & Findings on the Matter find an Intelligence Consensus:

Multiple investigations—including those by the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee—found that Russia did interfere in the 2016 election to sow chaos and aid Trump, a consensus the declassified files did not alter.

For the full scope of the intelligence files cited by the administration, you can review the Director of National Intelligence DIG Page.


10 posted on 07/23/2026 5:45:46 AM PDT by Liz (“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies the work of His hands." (Psalm 19:1))
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