Tulsi Gabbard’s Leaked Files Reveal Obama-Era Role in Orchestrating Russiagate Against Trump

New revelations from former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard have unveiled the manufactured nature of the Russian election interference narrative that dominated American politics for years.

Key Takeaways

• Intelligence community analysts internally concluded there was no significant Russian interference in the 2016 election, but their assessments were deliberately suppressed
• A December 2016 Oval Office meeting chaired by Obama appears to have coordinated the scheme involving Brennan, Clapper, Rice, Lynch, and McCabe
• The Russiagate narrative was fabricated to derail Trump's presidency and prevent any improvement in US-Russia relations
• Internal warnings that the Steele Dossier was "complete mess" and "all made up" were ignored by senior officials
• The poisoning of US-Russia relations through this manufactured scandal directly contributed to the current Ukraine conflict
• Both the Mueller investigation and Durham probe appear to have been cover-up operations rather than genuine truth-seeking efforts
• Biden's presence at the key December 2016 meeting connects him directly to the conspiracy before becoming president
• The original plan likely involved escalating sanctions against Russia under an expected Hillary Clinton presidency
• Putin's 2018 Helsinki denial of election interference now appears to have been truthful, contradicting US intelligence claims

The Documents That Change Everything

Here's what's fascinating about these revelations - they shouldn't really surprise anyone who was paying close attention to Russiagate from the beginning. But seeing the actual communications and understanding how deliberate this entire operation was? That's genuinely shocking, even for those of us who suspected the whole thing was manufactured from day one.

What Gabbard's documents reveal is something far more sinister than we initially understood. We're not just talking about political opportunism or partisan investigations gone wrong. These papers show a coordinated effort by the highest levels of the Obama administration to literally fabricate a national security crisis for domestic political purposes.

The most damning aspect isn't even the scheming itself - it's that intelligence community analysts were actually doing their jobs correctly. They were telling their superiors that there was no significant Russian interference taking place. The extent of any Russian activity wasn't making any meaningful difference in the election. But instead of this professional assessment being taken seriously, it was buried.

• Senior intelligence analysts published reports advising the government that Russian interference was minimal and insignificant
• A comprehensive intelligence assessment from autumn 2016 concluded there had been no significant effect from Russian activities
• These professional assessments were suppressed while manufactured narratives were promoted
• The suppression of accurate intelligence represents a fundamental corruption of the democratic process

Think about what this means. Career intelligence professionals - the people whose job it is to assess foreign threats objectively - were giving their honest assessment that the Russian interference story was overblown. And they were ignored, overridden, and silenced so that a political narrative could be constructed instead.

The December 2016 Oval Office Meeting: Ground Zero of the Conspiracy

The centerpiece of these revelations is that December 2016 meeting in the Oval Office with Obama himself chairing it. This wasn't some rogue operation by mid-level bureaucrats. This was being directed from the very top of the American government.

What makes this meeting so significant is who was there and what appears to have been discussed. You had Obama as the chair, Biden in attendance, and all the key operatives who would later become household names during the Trump-Russia investigation: Brennan, Clapper, Rice, Lynch, McCabe. This looks very much like a planning session where marching orders were being distributed.

• Obama personally chaired the meeting, indicating direct presidential involvement in the scheme
• Biden's attendance connects the future president directly to the conspiracy planning
• The presence of enforcement-level officials like McCabe suggests operational coordination was taking place
• The timing - December 2016 - places this after Trump's election victory but before his inauguration
• Susan Rice's infamous memo about this meeting, which wasn't mentioned in Gabbard's summary, adds another layer of suspicious documentation

There's something particularly telling about the level of people who were apparently at this meeting. McCabe wasn't even the FBI director - he was deputy - but he was there alongside the CIA director, DNI, Attorney General, and National Security Advisor. That suggests this wasn't a routine briefing. This was a working meeting of people who were going to make something happen.

The most disturbing possibility is that Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who became notorious for his anti-Trump text messages, may have also been present or extensively briefed about this meeting. For someone at his level to have detailed knowledge of Oval Office discussions would be unprecedented and suggests the conspiracy reached deep into the operational levels of the FBI.

The Mueller and Durham Cover-ups: How Truth Was Buried Twice

Here's where this gets really infuriating. Not only was the original Russiagate narrative manufactured, but the subsequent investigations that were supposed to uncover the truth were themselves cover-up operations.

The Mueller investigation was always performative. Mueller barely ran his own inquiry - it was managed by other people with their own agendas. Within months, Mueller's team knew there had been no collusion between Trump and Russia. But instead of concluding the investigation and reporting that finding, they pivoted to an absurd obstruction of justice angle.

• Mueller found no evidence of Trump-Russia collusion within months of starting his investigation
• Despite finding no underlying crime, the investigation continued for nearly two years
• Trump cooperated fully, providing every document requested and making every person available for interview
• The obstruction allegations made no sense given Trump's complete cooperation with the investigation
• The Mueller probe succeeded in its real purpose: damaging Trump politically regardless of legal findings

But Durham is actually worse. At least with Mueller, you could argue it was partisan Democrats doing what partisan Democrats do. Durham was supposed to be the guy who would finally get to the truth. He was appointed by Bill Barr, who many people trusted to conduct a real investigation.

Instead, Durham's investigation now looks like it was designed to bury this information permanently. It's inconceivable that Durham couldn't have found the same documents that Gabbard has now made public. He clearly wasn't looking, or he was actively avoiding finding this information.

The same goes for John Radcliffe when he was Director of National Intelligence. These people had access to everything, and they chose not to pursue the truth. That's not incompetence - that's complicity.

Putin Was Telling the Truth: The Helsinki Summit Revisited

Remember that infamous press conference in Helsinki between Putin and Trump? The one where Trump was absolutely destroyed in the media for appearing to believe Putin's denial of Russian election interference?

Putin told Trump directly: "We didn't interfere in the elections." Trump came out of that meeting and said Putin was telling him Russia didn't interfere. The political and media establishment went absolutely ballistic. How dare Trump believe Putin over his own intelligence services?

• Putin's direct denial of meaningful election interference now appears to have been truthful
• Trump was crucified for appearing to accept Putin's assurance over US intelligence claims
• The intelligence services were apparently lying while Putin was telling the truth
• The media firestorm over Helsinki significantly damaged US-Russia relations
• Trump's willingness to consider Putin's denial now looks prescient rather than treasonous

What we now know is that Putin was telling the truth, and it was Trump's own intelligence services that were lying to him. The people who were screaming about how unacceptable it was for Trump to believe Putin over American intelligence were defending a lie.

That Helsinki press conference had massive consequences for US-Russia relations. It was used as evidence that Trump was compromised by Russia, that he was willing to side with foreign adversaries against American interests. But if Putin was actually telling the truth and the American intelligence assessment was fabricated, then everything about that narrative was backwards.

From Russiagate to Ukraine: How a Fabricated Scandal Led to Real War

This is perhaps the most tragic aspect of the entire Russiagate affair - it didn't just damage American democracy, it contributed directly to the war we're seeing in Ukraine today.

The poisoning of US-Russia relations through this manufactured scandal made any genuine diplomatic engagement impossible. Trump came into office talking about improving relations with Russia, which terrified the foreign policy establishment that was planning for escalation and confrontation.

• Russiagate made any Trump-Putin rapprochement politically impossible
• The fabricated scandal prevented implementation of the Minsk agreements
• Sanctions and confrontation became politically mandated rather than strategically chosen
• The narrative poisoned American public opinion against Russia and Putin personally
• Biden's direct involvement in the original conspiracy connected the future escalation to Ukraine

The timing here is crucial. If the plan had been to implement devastating sanctions against Russia in 2017 or 2018 under a Hillary Clinton presidency, they would have been far more effective. Russian banks were still using SWIFT, the Russian Central Bank hadn't yet developed fallback systems, and the Russian military was much weaker than it became by 2022.

But Trump's election disrupted that timeline. So instead of immediate escalation, the establishment had to prevent any improvement in relations during Trump's term, poison the well for future diplomacy, and wait for the next opportunity to implement their preferred policies.

The CAATSA sanctions - the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act - rushed through Congress in 2017, were explicitly designed to prevent Trump from improving relations with Russia. The entire Russiagate narrative served to make any cooperation with Russia politically toxic.

The Broader Strategic Picture: Why Russia, Not China or Iran?

Here's something worth thinking about - why did the Obama administration choose to fabricate Russian interference rather than Chinese or Iranian meddling? That choice wasn't accidental.

The focus on Russia served multiple strategic purposes beyond just damaging Trump. It continued the post-Cold War project of preventing any genuine partnership between the United States and Russia, which has always been the foreign policy establishment's greatest fear.

• Russia was chosen as the villain to serve broader geopolitical objectives beyond just domestic politics
• Obama's personal relationship with Putin, marked by repeated diplomatic defeats, may have motivated the targeting
• The 2014 Ukraine crisis and Russia's response in Crimea had already established Russia as the preferred adversary
• A fabricated Russia scandal could serve the dual purpose of damaging Trump and justifying future confrontation
• The military-industrial complex benefited from renewed great power competition with Russia

There's also the personal element. Obama clearly felt intellectually outmaneuvered by Putin repeatedly - in Syria, in Ukraine, in various diplomatic contexts. The Russia focus may have served Obama's desire for payback against Putin personally, while also serving the broader strategic objective of preventing US-Russia cooperation.

What This Means Going Forward

The implications of these revelations extend far beyond historical curiosity. We're still living with the consequences of this manufactured scandal, and understanding how it was created is essential for preventing similar operations in the future.

The Russiagate fabrication represents perhaps the most successful disinformation operation in modern American history - and it was conducted by our own government against our own people. The fact that so many Americans still believe the Russia interference narrative, even as it's being systematically debunked, shows how effective the operation was.

But there's also hope in these revelations. Truth has a way of eventually surfacing, even when powerful people work very hard to bury it. The fact that we're now seeing these documents, that people are finally asking the right questions about Obama's personal involvement, suggests that the full truth may eventually come out.

The tragedy is how much damage was done in the meantime - to American democracy, to international relations, to the lives lost in Ukraine, and to the basic trust that should exist between government and citizens in a free society.

Understanding how Russiagate was manufactured isn't just about settling historical scores. It's about recognizing how easily our institutions can be corrupted when people at the highest levels decide that political objectives justify any means necessary to achieve them.